Peeling of the Weyl tensor and gravitational radiation in higher dimensions.

Peeling of the Weyl tensor and gravitational radiation in higher dimensions.

Tue, 28/02/2012
12:00 		Mahdi Godazgar (DAMTP, Cambridge) Relativity Seminar Add to calendar L3
Peeling of the Weyl tensor and gravitational radiation in higher dimensions.

Abstract: In this talk, I will discuss the peeling behaviour of the Weyl tensor near null infinity for asymptotically flat higher dimensional spacetimes. The result is qualitatively different from the peeling property in 4d. Also, I will discuss the rewriting of the Bondi energy flux in terms of "Newman-Penrose" Weyl components.