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Exact solution to Einstein's field equations
Exact solution to Einstein's field equations
In
general relativity
, the
Weyl?Lewis?Papapetrou coordinates
are used in solutions to the
vacuum
region surrounding an
axisymmetric
distribution of
mass?energy
. They are named for
Hermann Weyl
, Thomas Lewis, and
Achilles Papapetrou
.
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The square of the
line element
is of the form:
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where
are the cylindrical Weyl?Lewis?Papapetrou coordinates in
-dimensional
spacetime
, and
,
,
, and
, are unknown functions of the spatial non-angular coordinates
and
only. Different authors define the functions of the coordinates differently.
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