Category
page 1Mathematics of general relativity
covariant derivative
specification of derivatives along tangent vectors of a manifold
Penrose–Hawking singularity theorems
theorem
Penrose diagram
two-dimensional diagram that captures the causal relations between different points in spacetime
mathematics of general relativity
general relativity from a mathematical point of view
linearized gravity
theory of a free spin-2 field; weak-field approximation of general relativity
causal structure
concept in mathematical physics
test particle
idealized model of a particle
numerical relativity
sub-area of scientific computing for solving General Relativity equations
canonical quantum gravity
formulation of general relativity
ADM formalism
Hamiltonian formulation of general relativity
energy condition
simplifying assumptions about the behavior of the stress–energy tensor in general relativity
Ernst equation
mathematical equation used to find exact solutions of equations in the general theory of relativity
BSSN formalism
formalism of general relativity
apparent horizon
surface that is the boundary between light rays that are directed outwards and moving outwards, and those directed outward but moving inward
BTZ black hole
black hole solution in 2+1 dimensional topological gravity with a negative cosmological constant
positive energy theorem
key result in general relativity
frame field in general relativity
Spacetime modeled by four pointwise-orthonormal vector fields
Regge calculus
formalism for producing simplicial approximations of spacetimes