Schwarzschild Solution: Find Rigorous Inside Body

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The discussion revolves around the rigorous Schwarzschild solution inside a body, particularly focusing on its application to spherically symmetric objects with varying density profiles. Participants explore theoretical aspects, references to literature, and specific conditions under which these solutions apply.

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  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants assert that the Schwarzschild solution is valid both inside and outside a body, satisfying the field equations rigorously.
  • Others express concerns about the stability of the symmetrical solution inside the event horizon, referencing Kip Thorne's work and the BKL singularity.
  • One participant mentions the derivation of weak field solutions for stellar interiors, suggesting that the Schwarzschild solution is not the only relevant framework.
  • There is a discussion about the need for solutions that account for varying density, specifically those following the rules of a perfect gas, with some participants seeking expressions for pressure as a function of radius.
  • References to various literature, including works by Stephani et al. and MTW's "Gravitation," are provided as potential sources for further exploration of the topic.
  • Participants note that different coordinate charts can yield different expressions for the same physical situation, highlighting the complexity of the solutions involved.
  • New solution-generating techniques are mentioned, which could potentially lead to a broader understanding of static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solutions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the specifics of the Schwarzschild solution inside a body, with multiple competing views and ongoing debates regarding the stability and applicability of different models.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the dependence on specific density profiles, unresolved mathematical steps in deriving solutions, and the complexity introduced by different coordinate systems.

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Where can I found the rigorous Schwarzschild solution INSIDE a body?
 
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blue_sky said:
Where can I found the rigorous Schwarzschild solution INSIDE a body?

The Scwarzschild solution works inside as well as outside a body, in the sense that it satisfies the field equations rigorously.

However, the usual symmetrical solution is probably not stable inside the event horizon. Kip Thorne talks about this in his popular book "Black Holes & Time Warps". The reference he gives is the "BKL" singularity, BKL being Belinsky, Khalatnikov, and Lif****z.

The bibliography gives BKL, 1970, "Oscillatory Approach to a Singular Point in the Relativistic Cosmology,", Advances in Physics, 19, 525 and BKL, 1982, "Solution of the Einstein Equations with a Time Singularity," Advances in Physis, 3, 639. I haven't seen any of the original papers personally, though, just what Thorne wrote in his popularization.

Other people have proposed different singularities, Thorne seems to feel that the BKL paper is the one that is most likely correct.
 
I think he's talking about the solution inside spherically symmetric objects of constant density, at least that's how I read it.
 
blue_sky said:
Where can I found the rigorous Schwarzschild solution INSIDE a body?
Its not called the Schwarzschild solution, but the derivation of the weak field solution for steller interiors is touched on in MTW's Gravitation. More generally the following works:
[tex]ds^{2} = (1 + \frac{2\Phi}{c^2})dct^{2} - \frac{dr^{2}}{1 - \frac{2r}{c^2}\frac{d\Phi}{dr}} - r^{2}d\theta ^{2} - r^{2}sin^{2}\theta d\phi ^{2}[/tex]
Where [tex]\Phi[/tex] is the Newtonian potential for the spherically symmetric matter distribution as a function of r. To verify this as a weak field solution simply enter it into Einstein's field equations to see that to first order in the potential it yields [tex]T^{00} \approx \frac{\nabla ^{2}\Phi }{4\pi G}c^{2}= \rho c^{2}[/tex] and all other [tex]T^{\mu \nu} \approx 0[/tex]. GRTensor II for Maple works well for this sort of task. Just enter the spacetime and then ask it for the Einstein tensor. MTW's is the special case of this equation for constant density.
 
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jcsd said:
I think he's talking about the solution inside spherically symmetric objects of constant density, at least that's how I read it.

Yup, you right but not costant density; I'm looking for the solution inside spherically symmetric objects with density following the rules of a perfect gas.
in particular I'm looking for p=p(r) in that case.

blue
 
blue_sky said:
Yup, you right but not costant density; I'm looking for the solution inside spherically symmetric objects with density following the rules of a perfect gas.
in particular I'm looking for p=p(r) in that case.

blue
I just gave it to you. The solution is consistent with an ideal gass. Aside from "Modern Relativity" the web site, good luck finding the the case for arbitrary density anywhere.
http://www.geocities.com/zcphysicsms/chap9.htm#BM108
Problem 9.2.5
 
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Way back in August 2004, blue_sky asked:

blue_sky said:
Where can I found the rigorous Schwarzschild solution INSIDE a body?

In many papers and in some books on gtr, including the monograph by Stephani et al., Exact Solutions of Einstein's Field Equations, 2nd ed., Cambridge University Press, 2001.

blue_sky said:
I'm looking for the solution inside spherically symmetric objects with density following the rules of a perfect gas, in particular I'm looking for p=p(r) in that case.

This is a huge and fascinating topic which goes right back to the beginnings of gtr, since Schwarzschild's "incompressible" (constant density) static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solution, or Schwarzschild fluid for short (this solution is also sometimes called the "Schwarschild interior solution", meaning the interior of a stellar model), was the second exact solution to the EFE ever discovered (early in 1916). It is just one example of a large, well understood, and important class of exact solutions, the static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solutions. It is pleasant to report that in the past five years, this classic topic has been rejuventated by important new discoveries which are much more elementary than most things involving gtr.

All of these solutions can be written in various coordinate charts. The most popular are Schwarzschild charts, which have the form
[itex]ds^2 = -A(r)^2 \, dt^2 + B(r)^2 \, dr^2 + r^2 \, \left( d\theta^2 + \sin(\theta)^2 \, d\phi^2 \right)[/itex]
and (spatially) isotropic charts, which have the form
[tex]ds^2 = -\alpha(\rho)^2 dt^2 + \beta(\rho)^2 \; \left( d\rho^2 + \rho^2 \, \left( d\theta^2 + \sin(\theta)^2 \, d\phi^2 \right) \right) [/itex]<br /> The difference is this: the Schwarzschild radial coordinate has the property that the surface [tex]t=t_0, r=r_0[/itex] is a round sphere with surface area [tex]A = 4 \pi \, r_0^2[/tex], but the coordinate difference [tex]r_2 -r_1, \, r_2 > r_1 > 0[/tex] does not in general give the length of a radially oriented line segment, and angles in the spatial slices [tex]t=t_0[/tex] are not correctly represented. On the other hand, angles are correctly represented in the spatially isotropic chart (hence the name), but while the surfaces [tex]t=t_0, \, \rho=\rho_0[/tex] still define round spheres, the interpretation of the radial coordinate in terms of the surface area of these spheres breaks down.<br /> <br /> In the Schwarzschild chart, the Schwarzschild fluid can be written<br /> [tex]ds^2 = -1/4 \, \left( 2 B^2 - \sqrt{1-r^2/A^2} \right)^2 \, dt^2 + \frac{dr^2}{1-r^2/A^2} + r^2 \, \left( d\theta^2 + \sin(\theta)^2 \, d\phi^2 \right), [/itex]<br /> [itex]-\infty < t < \infty, \; \; 0 < r < B \, \frac{\sqrt{B^2-2A^2}}{\sqrt{A^2-2B^2}}, <br /> \; \; 0 < \theta < \pi, \; \; -\pi < \phi < \pi[/itex]<br /> In the isotropic chart, it can be written<br /> [itex]ds^2 = -\left( \frac{1 + r^2/A^2}{1+r^2/B^2} \right)^2 \, dt^2 + \frac{ dr^2 + r^2 \, \left( d\theta^2 + \sin(\theta)^2 \, d\phi^2 \right)}{\left( 1 + r^2/B^2 \right)^2},[/itex]<br /> [itex]-\infty < t < \infty, \; \; 0 < r < A \, \sqrt{1-4 B^4/9}, <br /> \; \; 0 < \theta < \pi, \; \; -\pi < \phi < \pi[/itex]<br /> (In another popular representation, we could use a trigonometric chart in order to take advantage of the fact that geometrically, the constant "time" hyperslices in this model turn out to be three-spherical caps.)<br /> <br /> Depending upon which chart we employ, we will of course obtain different expressions describing how pressure varies with "radius". These will of course agree qualtiatively (the pressure is maximal at the center and decreases to zero at the surface of our fluid ball). The expressions we obtain a somewhat simpler for the isotropic chart!<br /> <br /> Other well known solutions in this class include the Heintzmann fluid (1969), the Martin III fluid (2003), the Buchdahl fluid (1958), the Tolman IV fluid (1939)--- which is still one of the most useful--- the Wyman II fluid (1949), the Kuchowicz fluid (1967), and the Goldman fluid (1978).<br /> <br /> The new ideas I mentioned involve new "solution generating techniques" which are suprisingly easy to use to find new explicit static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solutions, and which are known to generate, in principle, ALL solutions in this class. The most interesting ideas (IMO) appear in a series of papers coauthored by Matt Visser; see <a href="http://arxiv.org/find/gr-qc/1/AND+au:+Visser_Matt+ti:+EXACT+perfect_fluid/0/1/0/all/0/1" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">http://arxiv.org/find/gr-qc/1/AND+au:+Visser_Matt+ti:+EXACT+perfect_fluid/0/1/0/all/0/1</a><br /> <br /> I recently mentioned Lie's theory of the symmetry of systems of PDEs; it is interesting that the work of Visser et al. fits into this paradigm, but the most interesting Baecklund automorphism Visser and Martin have concocted does not yet appear to arise from the standard theory in any straightforward way. This is the "pressure change transformation", which maps a given static spherically symmetric perfect fluid solution to another with same density profile but a different central pressure. This is interesting both because it has an immediate physical interpretation and because many other methods often yield solutions in which the central pressure and density agree, which we can then modify to make more realistic using the pressure change transformation.<br /> <br /> By the way, I suspect that blue_sky meant "polytrope", the most important special case of a perfect fluid. Not every perfect fluid admits any equation of state [tex]p = f(\rho)[/tex] at all; only some of the perfect fluid solutions I mentioned above have this property (the Schwarzschild fluid being one of them, rather trivially!). <br /> <br /> Polytropes are required to admit an EOS having a specific form. It is well known to students of astrophysics that even Newtonian polytropes are hard to construct analytically, and things don't get easier in gtr. Nonetheless, we can obtain some interesting expressions relating say the temperature to the three dimensional Riemann tensor of the spatial hyperslices.<br /> <br /> Chris Hillman[/tex][/tex][/tex]
 
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