Bondi coordinates

GPTKB entity

Statements (18)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf coordinate system
gptkbp:coordinate_variables (u, r, θ, φ)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bondi coordinates
gptkbp:introduced 1962
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Hermann_Bondi
gptkbp:r_is radial coordinate
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Bondi-Sachs_formalism
gptkbp:u_is retarded time
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:general_relativity
Bondi metric
gptkbp:usedFor studying gravitational waves
asymptotically flat spacetimes
studying gravitational radiation
null infinity analysis
gptkbp:θ_is polar angle
gptkbp:φ_is azimuthal angle
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bondi-Sachs_formalism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7