The Mathematical Theory of RelativityEddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir
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The Mathematical Theory of Relativity
Eddington, Arthur Stanley, Sir
Relativity (Physics)
It will be seen that $(\mf{G} + \mf{L})$ has the form of a \emph{divergence}~\Eq{(51.12)}; but the
quantity of which it is the divergence is not a vector-density, nor is $\mf{L}$~a scalar-density.
We shall derive another formula which will be needed in \SecRef{59},
\[
d(g^{\mu\nu} \sqrt{-g})
= \sqrt{-g} (dg^{\mu\nu} + g^{\mu\nu} · \tfrac{1}{2} g^{\alpha\beta}\, dg_{\alpha\beta})
\quad\text{by~\Eq{(35.3)}.}
\]
Hence, using~\Eq{(35.2)},
\begin{align*}
G_{\mu\nu}\, d(g^{\mu\nu} \sqrt{-g})
&= \sqrt{-g} (-G^{\mu\nu}\, dg_{\mu\nu} + \tfrac{1}{2} Gg^{\alpha\beta}\, dg_{\alpha\beta}) \\
&= -(G^{\mu\nu} - \tfrac{1}{2}g^{\mu\nu}G) \sqrt{-g} · dg_{\mu\nu} \\
&= 8\pi\, \mf{T}^{\mu\nu}\, dg_{\mu\nu}.
\Tag{(58.91)}
\end{align*}
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Accordingly
\begin{align*}
8\pi\, \mf{T}^{\mu\nu}\, \frac{\dd g_{\mu\nu}}{\dd x_{\alpha}}
&= G_{\mu\nu} \mf{g}_{\alpha}^{\mu\nu} \\
&= \mf{g}_{\alpha}^{\mu\nu} \biggl(
\frac{\dd}{\dd x_{\beta}}\, \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}_{\beta}^{\mu\nu}}
- \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}^{\mu\nu}}\biggr) \\
&= \frac{\dd}{\dd x_{\beta}} \biggl(\mf{g}_{\alpha}^{\mu\nu}\, \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}_{\beta}^{\mu\nu}}\biggr)
- \frac{\dd}{\dd x_{\beta}}\, \mf{g}_{\alpha}^{\mu\nu} · \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}_{\beta}^{\mu\nu}}
- \mf{g}_{\alpha}^{\mu\nu}\, \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}^{\mu\nu}}.
\Tag{(58.92)}
\end{align*}
Now
\[
\frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd x_{\alpha}}
= \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}^{\mu\nu}}\, \frac{\dd\mf{g}^{\mu\nu}}{\dd x_{\alpha}}
+ \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}_{\beta}^{\mu\nu}}\, \frac{\dd\mf{g}_{\beta}^{\mu\nu}}{\dd x_{\alpha}},
\]
and since
\[
\frac{\dd\mf{g}_{\beta}^{\mu\nu}}{\dd x_{\alpha}}
= \frac{\dd^{2}\mf{g}^{\mu\nu}}{\dd x_{\alpha}\, \dd x_{\beta}}
= \frac{\dd\mf{g}_{\alpha}^{\mu\nu}}{\dd x_{\beta}},
\]
we see that \Eq{(58.92)}~reduces to
\begin{align*}
8\pi\, \mf{T}^{\mu\nu}\, \frac{\dd g_{\mu\nu}}{\dd x_{\alpha}}
&= \frac{\dd}{\dd x_{\beta}} \biggl(\mf{g}_{\alpha}^{\mu\nu}\, \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}_{\beta}^{\mu\nu}}\biggr)
- \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd x_{\alpha}} \\
&= \frac{\dd}{\dd x_{\beta}} \biggl\{\mf{g}_{\alpha}^{\mu\nu}\, \frac{\dd\mf{L}}{\dd\mf{g}_{\beta}^{\mu\nu}}
- g_{\alpha}^{\beta}\mf{L}\biggr\}.
\Tag{(58.93)}
\end{align*}
\Section{59.}{Pseudo-energy-tensor of the gravitational field}
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