Date of Award:
12-2021
Document Type:
Thesis
Degree Name:
Master of Science (MS)
Department:
Physics
Committee Chair(s)
Charles Torre
Committee
Charles Torre
Committee
Ian Anderson
Committee
Maria Rodriguez
Abstract
The Rainich equations provide a purely geometrical interpretation of matter in terms of the gravitational field it generates. All this takes place within the geometrical formulation of gravity provided by Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. Rainich-type conditions giving spacetime "goemetrizations" are reviewed and extended. Three types of matter are considered: perfect fluids, scalar fields, and electromagnetic fields.
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Recommended Citation
Krongos, Dionisios Sotirios, "Geometrization of Perfect Fluids, Scalar Fields, and (2+1)-Dimensional Electromagnetic Fields" (2021). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023. 8331.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/8331
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