The general relativistic infinite plane

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dc.creatorJones, Preston
dc.creatorMunoz, Gerardo
dc.creatorRagsdale, Michael
dc.creatorSingleton, Douglas
dc.date2007-08-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T11:18:47Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T11:18:47Z
dc.descriptionUniform fields are one of the simplest and most pedagogically useful examples in introductory courses on electrostatics or Newtonian gravity. In general relativity there have been several proposals as to what constitutes a uniform field. In this article we examine two metrics that can be considered the general relativistic version of the infinite plane with finite mass per unit area. The first metric is the 4D version of the 5D "brane" world models which are the starting point for many current research papers. The second case is the cosmological domain wall metric. We examine to what extent these different metrics match or deviate from our Newtonian intuition about the gravitational field of an infinite plane. These solutions provide the beginning student in general relativity both computational practice and conceptual insight into Einstein's field equations. In addition they do this by introducing the student to material that is at the forefront of current research.
dc.descriptionAccepted for publication in the American Journal of Physics
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0708.2906
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0708.2906
dc.identifierAm.J.Phys.76:73-78,2008
dc.identifierdoi:10.1119/1.2800354
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/193462
dc.subjectPhysics Education
dc.subjectGeneral Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleThe general relativistic infinite plane
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