Published June 1982
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Journal article
Heuristic extension of the Schwarzschild metric
Creators
- 1. Department of Mathematics and Physics, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas 76204
Description
The Schwarzschild solution of Einstein's equations of gravitation has several singularities. It is known that the singularity at r = 2Gm/c2 is only apparent, a result of the coordinates in which the solution was found. Paradoxical results occuring near the singularity show the system of coordinates is incomplete. We introduce a simple, two-dimensional metric with an apparent singularity that makes it incomplete. By a straightforward, heuristic procedure we extend and complete this simple metric. We then use the same procedure to give a heuristic derivation of the Kruskal system of coordinates, which is known to extend the Schwarzschild manifold past its apparent singularity and produce a complete manifold
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Am. J. Phys.
- Journal Volume
- 50
- Journal Issue
- 6
- Series
- Am. J. Phys.
- Journal Page Range
- 508-513
- ISSN
- 0002-9505
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 14721232
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COORDINATES; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; GRAVITATION; SCHWARZSCHILD METRIC; SINGULARITY
- Descriptors DEC
- EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; METRICS