Peeling theorem
In general relativity, the peeling theorem describes the asymptotic behavior of the Weyl tensor as one goes to null infinity. Let be a null geodesic in a spacetime from a point p to null infinity, with affine parameter . Then the theorem states that, as tends to infinity:
where is the Weyl tensor, and abstract index notation is used. Moreover, in the Petrov classification, is type N, is type III, is type II (or II-II) and is type I.
References
- Wald, Robert M. (1984), General Relativity, University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-87033-2
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