Solving the N-body problem in (2+1) gravity

被引:31
作者
Bellini, A [1 ]
Ciafaloni, M [1 ]
Valtancoli, P [1 ]
机构
[1] IST NAZL FIS NUCL, I-50125 FLORENCE, ITALY
关键词
gravity; N-body problem;
D O I
10.1016/0550-3213(96)00031-4
中图分类号
O412 [相对论、场论]; O572.2 [粒子物理学];
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摘要
We construct a non-perturbative, single-valued solution for the metric and the motion of N interacting particles in (2 + 1) gravity, The solution is explicit for two particles with any speed and for any number of particles with small speed. It is based on a mapping from multivalued Minkowskian coordinates to single-valued ones, which solves the non-Abelian monodromies due to the particles' momenta, The two- and three-body cases are treated in detail.
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页码:453 / 490
页数:38
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