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Lichnerowicz-type theorems for self-gravitating systems with nonlinear electromagnetic fields

Year: 2014

Type: article

Abstract: We consider a self-gravitating system containing a globally timelike Killing vector and a nonlinear Born-Infeld electromagnetic field and scalar fields. We prove that under certain boundary conditions (asymptotically flat/anti--de Sitter) there cannot be any nontrivial field configurations in the spacetime. To explore nontrivial solutions, one should break any of the conditions we imposed. The case with another type of nonlinear electromagnetic field is also analyzed, and similar conclusions have been obtained under certain conditions.

Source: Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields

DOI: 10.1103/physrevd.90.024046

Authors: Li-Ming Cao, Yuxuan Peng, Jianfei Xu

Institutions: University of Science and Technology of China, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Theoretical Physics

Language: English

Topic: Relativity and Gravitational Theory

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Awards: G2041291795, G5576895221