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Sources for the Reissner-Nordström metric

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New, physically motivated static sources for the Reissner-Nordström metric are found. One is a generalization of the Schwarzschild interior solution representing a sphere of constant nongravitational energy density. The other is a family of solutions for which the mass is electromagnetic in origin. Some general results are found. For a charged fluid sphere in equilibrium with pressure,m 2 >q 2. For a charged body with equation of state ρ=ρ (p), where ρ(0)=0, the body is under tension at every point when the charge density has the same sign throughout.

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  1. Department of Physics, University of Victoria, V8W 2Y2, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

    F. I. Cooperstock & V. de la Cruz

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Supported by the National Research Council of Canada, Grant No. A5340.

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Cooperstock, F.I., de la Cruz, V. Sources for the Reissner-Nordström metric. Gen Relat Gravit 9, 835–843 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00760872

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