Multipole moments of isolated horizons

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作者
Ashtekar, A [1 ]
Engle, J
Pawlowski, T
Van Den Broeck, C
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[1] Penn State Univ, Dept Phys, Ctr Gravitat Phys & Geometry, University Pk, PA 16802 USA
[2] Univ Warsaw, Inst Theoret Phys, PL-00681 Warsaw, Poland
[3] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Kavli Inst Theoret Phys, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
[4] Erwin Schrodinger Inst, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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10.1088/0264-9381/21/11/003
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P1 [天文学];
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To every axi-symmetric isolated horizon we associate two sets of numbers, M-n and J(n) with n = 0, 1, 2,..., representing its mass and angular momentum multipoles. They provide a diffeomorphism invariant characterization of the horizon geometry. Physically, they can be thought of as the 'source multipoles' of black holes in equilibrium. These structures have a variety of potential applications ranging from equations of motion of black holes and numerical relativity to quantum gravity.
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