Dust Solution - Mathematical Definition

Mathematical Definition

The stress-energy tensor of a relativistic pressureless fluid can be written in the simple form

Here

  • the world lines of the dust particles are the integral curves of the velocity vector ,
  • the matter density is given by the scalar function .

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