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On the definition of mass-energy of a static spherically-symmetric mass in the post-newtonian approximation of general relativity

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Recently we (Roy and Rana, 1990a) critically examined the self-consistency of the EIH equations of motion. A static spherically symmetric body as was pointed out there may not appear as a point mass with all its mass concentrated at its centre to a particle placed outside the body. An attempt to analyse this aspect further is made here in the context of the Chandrasekhar gauge. A comparison is also made with the general solutions obtained by Schwarzschild in the standard co-ordinates. Certain difficulties still exist.

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  1. SAMEER, IIT Campus, Bombay, India

    R. Roy

  2. Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics, Pune, India

    N. C. Rana

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Roy, R., Rana, N.C. On the definition of mass-energy of a static spherically-symmetric mass in the post-newtonian approximation of general relativity. Astrophys Space Sci 207, 145–150 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00659138

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