Timeline for Calculating curvature of spacetime when energy is present
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| May 31, 2015 at 12:11 | vote | accept | John K | ||
| May 29, 2015 at 16:45 | answer | added | Javier | timeline score: 3 | |
| May 28, 2015 at 22:53 | comment | added | user81619 | as noted above, you include it on the rhs in the einstein equation, then think of all the physical constraints that could reduce the number of coordinate variables and give you the greatest chance of solving the lhs, i.e the curvature tensor. Look at the assumptions made to simplify the standard schwartzchild solution, except you will have a set of inhomogeneous P.D.Es, best of luck.... | |
| May 28, 2015 at 9:44 | comment | added | John K | @physicsphile Alright. Once I have done that, how do I use it in a formula calculating curvature? | |
| May 28, 2015 at 9:37 | comment | added | Virgo | You need to work out the energy momentum tensor $T^{\mu\nu}$ that goes on the RHS of Einstein's eq. | |
| May 28, 2015 at 8:48 | review | First posts | |||
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| May 28, 2015 at 8:43 | history | asked | John K | CC BY-SA 3.0 |