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Gravitation at Spatial Infinity

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Topological Properties and Global Structure of Space-Time

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For some time I have been interested in treating the gravitational field at spatial infinity (“spi”), as an exercise that might yield clues to the physics of gravitation in space-time. Strange as it may appear at first sight, though the field on spi represents nothing but the r-1 correction to the Minkowski metric of an asymptotically flat space-time, it has its own dynamics and causality quite independent of the degrees of freedom in space-time. More precisely, appropriate Cauchy data on a sub-manifold of spi determine the field on spi in its entirety, uniquely up to a well-defined freedom of gauge.

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  1. Departments of Physics, Syracuse and New York Universities, 4 Washington Place, New York, N.Y., 10003, USA

    Peter G. Bergmann

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  1. Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York, USA

    Peter G. Bergmann

  2. New York University, New York, New York, USA

    Peter G. Bergmann

  3. University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Venzo De Sabbata

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Bergmann, P.G. (1986). Gravitation at Spatial Infinity. In: Bergmann, P.G., De Sabbata, V. (eds) Topological Properties and Global Structure of Space-Time. NATO ASI Series. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-3626-4_2

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