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L. Herrera

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arXiv2021

Hyperbolically symmetric versions of Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi spacetimes

We study fluid distributions endowed with hyperbolical symmetry, which share many common features with Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi (LTB) solutions (e.g. they are geodesic, shearing, non--conformally flat and the energy density is inhomogeneous). As such they may be considered as hyperbolically symmetric versions of LTB, with spherical symmetry replaced by hyperbolical symmetry. We start by considering pure dust models, and afterwards we extend our analysis to dissipative models with anisotropic pressure. In the former case the complexity factor is necessarily non-vanishing, whereas in the latter cases models with vanishing complexity factor are found. The remarkable fact is that all solutions satisfying the vanishing complexity condition are necessarily non-dissipative and satisfy the stiff equation of state.

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arXiv2021

Dynamics of hyperbolically symmetric fluids

We study the general properties of dissipative fluid distributions endowed with hyperbolical symmetry. Their physical properties are analyzed in detail. It is shown that the energy density is necessarily negative and the fluid distribution cannot fill the region close to the center of symmetry. Such a region may be represented by a vacuum cavity around the center. By assuming a causal transport equation some interesting thermodynamical properties of these fluids are found. Several exact analytical solutions which evolve in the quasi-homologous regime and satisfy the vanishing complexity factor condition, are exhibited

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arXiv2021

Deconstructing Frame Dragging

The vorticity of world lines of observers associated to the rotation of a massive body was reported by Lense and Thirring more than a century ago. In their example the frame dragging effect induced by the vorticity, is directly (explicitly) related to the rotation of the source. However in many other cases it is not so, and the origin of vorticity remains obscure and difficult to identify. Accordingly, in order to unravel this issue, and looking for the ultimate origin of vorticity associated to frame dragging, we analyze in this manuscript very different scenarios where frame dragging effect is present. Specifically we consider general vacuum stationary spacetimes, general electro-vacuum spacetimes, radiating electro-vacuum spacetimes and Bondi--Sachs radiating spacetimes. We identify the physical quantities present in all these cases, which determine the vorticity and may legitimately be considered as responsible for the frame dragging. Doing so we provide a comprehensive physical picture of frame dragging. Some observational consequences of our results are discussed.

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arXiv2021

Hyperbolically symmetric static fluids: A general study

We carry on a comprehensive study on static fluid distributions endowed with hyperbolical symmetry. Their physical properties are analyzed in detail. The energy density appears to be necessarily negative, which suggests that any possible application of this kind of fluids requires extreme physical conditions where quantum effects are expected to play an important role. Also, it is found that the fluid distribution cannot fill the region close to the center of symmetry. Such a region may be represented by a vacuum cavity around the center. A suitable definition of mass function, as well as the Tolman mass are explicitly calculated. While the former is positive defined, the latter is negative in most cases, revealing the repulsive nature of gravitational interaction. A general approach to obtain exact solutions is presented and some exact analytical solutions are exhibited.

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arXiv2020

Quasi-homologous evolution of self-gravitating systems with vanishing complexity factor

We investigate the evolution of self-gravitating either dissipative or non--dissipative systems satisfying the condition of minimal complexity, and whose areal radius velocity is proportional to the areal radius (quasi-homologous condition). Several exact analytical models are found under the above mentioned conditions. Some of the presented models describe the evolution of spherically symmetric dissipative fluid distributions whose center is surrounded by a cavity. Some of them satisfy the Darmois conditions whereas others present shells and must satisfy the Israel condition on either one or both boundary surfaces. Prospective applications of some of these models to astrophysical scenarios are discussed.

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arXiv2020

The general relativistic double polytrope for anisotropic matter

A general formalism recently proposed to study Newtonian polytropes for anisotropic fluids is here extended to the relativistic regime. Thus, it is assumed that a polytropic equation of state is satisfied by, both, the radial and the tangential pressures of the fluid. Doing so the generalized Lane--Emden equations are obtained and solved. Some specific models are obtained, and their physical properties are discussed.

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arXiv2020

Stability of the isotropic pressure condition

We investigate the conditions for the (in)stability of the isotropic pressure condition in collapsing spherically symmetric, dissipative fluid distributions. It is found that dissipative fluxes, and/or energy density inhomogeneities and/or the appearance of shear in the fluid flow, force any initially isotropic configuration to abandon such a condition, generating anisotropy in the pressure. To reinforce this conclusion we also present some arguments concerning the axially symmetric case. The consequences ensuing our results are analyzed.

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arXiv2020

The double polytrope for anisotropic matter: Newtonian Case

A general formalism developed few years ago to model polytropic Newtonian stars with anisotropic pressure is applied to model stars for which, both, radial and tangential pressure satisfy polytropic equations of state. We obtain the corresponding Lane--Emden equation, and integrate it for a wide range of values of the parameters, thereby illustrating the effects of the pressure anisotropy on stellar objects. We calculate Chandrasekhar mass for a white dwarf and compare it with previous results. Finally, prospective applications to some astrophysical scenarios are discussed.

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arXiv2020

Geodesics of the hyperbolically symmetric black hole

We carry out a systematic study on the motion of test particles in the region inner to the horizon of a hyperbolically symmetric black hole. The geodesic equations are written and analyzed in detail. The obtained results are contrasted with the corresponding results obtained for the spherically symmetric case. It is found that test particles experience a repulsive force within the horizon, which prevents them to reach the center. These results are obtained for radially moving particles as well as for particles moving in the $θ-R$ subspace. To complement our study we calculate the precession of a gyroscope moving along a circular path (non--geodesic) within the horizon. We obtain that the precession of the gyroscope is retrograde in the rotating frame, unlike the precession close to the horizon ($R=2m+ε$) in the Schwarzschild spacetime, which is forward.

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arXiv2020

Landauer Principle and General Relativity

We endeavour to illustrate the physical relevance of the Landauer principle applying it to different important issues concerning the theory of gravitation. We shall first analyze, in the context of general relativity, the consequences derived from the fact, implied by Landauer principle, that information has mass. Next, we shall analyze the role played by the Landauer principle in order to understand why different congruences of observers provide very different physical descriptions of the same space--time. Finally, we shall apply the Landauer principle to the problem of gravitational radiation. We shall see that the fact that gravitational radiation is an irreversible process entailing dissipation, is a straightforward consequence of the Landauer principle and of the fact that gravitational radiation conveys information. An expression measuring the part of radiated energy that corresponds to the radiated information and an expression defining the total number of bits erased in that process, shall be obtained, as well as an explicit expression linking the latter to the Bondi news function.

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arXiv2019

Gravitational radiation, vorticity and super-energy: A conspicuous threesome

We elaborate on the link relating gravitational radiation, vorticity and a flux of super-energy on the plane orthogonal to the vorticity vector. We examine the vorticity appearing in the congruence of observers at the outside of the source, as well as the vorticity of the fluid distribution, the source of the gravitational radiation is made of. The information provided by the study of the physical aspects of the source poses new questions which could, in principle, be solved by the observational evidence. Besides the study of the theoretical issues associated to such relationship, we also stress the new observational possibilities to detect gravitational radiation, appearing as consequence of the above mentioned link. The high degree of development achieved in the gyroscope technology, as well as recent proposals to detect rotations by means of ring lasers, atom interferometers, atom lasers and anomalous spin-precession experiments, lead us to believe that an alternative to the laser interferometers used so far to detect gravitational waves, may be implemented based on the detection of the vorticity associated with gravitational radiation. Additionally, this kind of detectors might be able to elucidate the open question about the physical properties of the tail of the waves appearing as the consequence of the violation of the Huygens's principle in general relativity.

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arXiv2019

Complexity of the Bondi metric

A recently introduced concept of complexity for relativistic fluids is extended to the vacuum solutions represented by the Bondi metric. A complexity hierarchy is established, ranging from the Minkowski spacetime (the simplest one) to gravitationally radiating systems (the more complex). Particularly interesting is the possibility to differentiate between natural non--radiative (NNRS) and non--natural non--radiative (NNNRS) systems, the latter appearing to be simpler than the former. The relationship between vorticity and the degree of complexity is stressed.

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arXiv2019

Complexity factors for axially symmetric static sources

A previously found definition of complexity for spherically symmetric fluid distributions [1], is extended to axially symmetric static sources. In this case there are three different complexity factors, defined in terms of three structure scalars obtained from the orthogonal splitting of the Riemann tensor. All these three factors vanish, for what we consider the simplest fluid distribution, i.e a fluid spheroid with isotropic pressure and homogeneous energy density. However, as in the spherically symmetric case, they can also vanish for a variety of configurations, provided the energy density inhomogeneity terms cancel the pressure anisotropic ones in the expressions for the complexity factors. Some exact analytical solutions of this type are found and analyzed. At the light of the obtained results, some conclusions about the correlation (the lack of it) between symmetry and complexity, are put forward.

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arXiv2018

Definition of complexity for dynamical spherically symmetric dissipative self-gravitating fluid distributions

The recently proposed definition of complexity for static and spherically symmetric self--gravitating systems [1], is extended to the fully dynamic situation. In this latter case we have to consider not only the complexity factor of the structure of the fluid distribution, but also the condition of minimal complexity of the pattern of evolution. As we shall see these two issues are deeply intertwined. For the complexity factor of the structure we choose the same as for the static case, whereas for the simplest pattern of evolution we assume the homologous condition. The dissipative and non-dissipative cases are considered separately. In the latter case the fluid distribution, satisfying the vanishing complexity factor condition and evolving homologously, corresponds to a homogeneous (in the energy density), geodesic and shear-free, isotropic (in the pressure) fluid. In the dissipative case the fluid is still geodesic, but shearing, and there exists (in principle) a large class of solutions. Finally we discuss about the stability of the vanishing complexity condition.

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arXiv2018

An alternative approach to the static spherically symmetric vacuum global solution to the Einstein's equations

We propose an alternative description of the Schwarzschild black hole based on the requirement that the solution be static not only outside the horizon but also inside it. As a consequence of this assumption, we are led to a change of signature implying a complex transformation of an angle variable. There is a "phase transition" on the surface R=2m, producing a change in the symmetry as we cross this surface. Some consequences of this situation on the motion of test particles are investigated.

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arXiv2018

The transition of a gravitationally radiating, dissipative fluid, to equilibrium

We describe the transition of a graviationally radiating, axially and reflection symmetric dissipative fluid, to a non--radiating state. It is shown that very shortly after the end of the radiating regime, at a time scale of the order the thermal relaxation time, the thermal adjustment time and the hydrostatic time (whichever is larger), the system reaches the equilibrium state. This result is at variance with all the studies carried out in the past, on gravitational radiation outside the source, which strongly suggest that after a radiating period, the conditions for a return to a static case, look rather forbidding. As we shall see, the reason for such a discrepancy resides in the fact that some elementary, but essential, physical properties of the source, have been overlooked in these latter studies.

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arXiv2018

Maxwell's Demon and the Problem of Observers in General Relativity

The fact that real dissipative (entropy producing) processes may be detected by non-comoving observers (tilted), in systems that appear to be isentropic for comoving observers, in general relativity, is explained in terms of the information theory, analogous with the explanation of the Maxwell's demon paradox

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arXiv2018

Tilted shear-free axially symmetric fluids

We carry on a systematic study of the physical properties of axially symmetric fluid distributions, which appear to be geodesic, shear--free, irrotational, non--dissipative and purely electric, for the comoving congruence of observers, from the point of view of the tilted congruence. The vanishing of the magnetic part of the Weyl tensor for the comoving congruence of observers, suggests that no gravitational radiation is produced during the evolution of the system. Instead, the magnetic part of the Weyl tensor as measured by tilted observers is non vanishing (as well as the shear, the four--acceleration, the vorticity and the dissipation), giving rise to a flux of gravitational radiation that can be characterized through the super--Poynting vector. This result strengthens further the relevance of the role of observers in the description of a physical system. An explanation of this dual interpretation in terms of the information theory, is provided.

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