Angular momentum and memory effect

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Auteurs principaux: Mao, Pujian, Wu, Jun-Bao, Wu, Xiaoning
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author Mao, Pujian
Wu, Jun-Bao
Wu, Xiaoning
author_facet Mao, Pujian
Wu, Jun-Bao
Wu, Xiaoning
contents It is a long-standing problem in general relativity that the notion of angular momentum of an isolated system has supertranslation ambiguity. In this paper, we argue that the ambiguity is essentially because of the gravitational wave memory. When properly subtracting the memory effect of the observer, one can introduce a supertranslation invariant definition of the angular momentum at null infinity.
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spellingShingle Angular momentum and memory effect
Mao, Pujian
Wu, Jun-Bao
Wu, Xiaoning
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
It is a long-standing problem in general relativity that the notion of angular momentum of an isolated system has supertranslation ambiguity. In this paper, we argue that the ambiguity is essentially because of the gravitational wave memory. When properly subtracting the memory effect of the observer, one can introduce a supertranslation invariant definition of the angular momentum at null infinity.
title Angular momentum and memory effect
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2301.08032