Birkhoff's theorem (relativity)
GPTKB entity
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mathematical_concept
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
spherically symmetric spacetimes
vacuum solutions |
| gptkbp:category |
theorems in general relativity
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| gptkbp:consequence |
no spherically symmetric gravitational waves in vacuum
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| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:general_relativity
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Birkhoff's theorem (relativity)
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| gptkbp:implies |
the exterior solution to a spherically symmetric mass is the Schwarzschild solution
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| gptkbp:namedAfter |
gptkb:George_David_Birkhoff
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| gptkbp:publishedIn |
1923
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Einstein_field_equations
Schwarzschild metric |
| gptkbp:state |
any spherically symmetric solution of the vacuum Einstein field equations must be static and asymptotically flat
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:George_D._Birkhoff
gptkb:George_David_Birkhoff |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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