Conservation of
supermomentum
from \(\mathscr I^-\) to \(\mathscr I^+\)
APS 2019, Denver, CO
Supertranslations and supermomentum on \(\mathscr I\)
For any function \(f(\mathbb S^2)\) on \(\mathscr I^-\) or \(\mathscr I^+\)
- supermomentum: \(\mathcal Q [f, S] = \int\limits_S f (Re \psi_2 - \tfrac{1}{2} \sigma^{ab} N_{ab}) \)
- conservation law: flux of charges
\(\mathcal F[f] = \int f N_{ab} N^{ab} + N_{ab} \mathscr D^a \mathscr D^b f\)
full supertranslation group \(f_- \otimes f_+\)
Global conservation (?)
- relate supertranslations \(\lim\limits_{\to i^0} f_-(\mathbb S^2) = \lim\limits_{\to i^0} f_+( - \mathbb S^2) \) ?
- total \(\mathcal F[f_-] = \) total \(\mathcal F[f_+]\)?
Constrains allowed classical scattering
Quantum S-matrix, information loss (?)
\(i^0\) is a funny place!
at \(i^0\):
- \(\nabla_a\Omega = 0\); \(\nabla_a \nabla_b\Omega = 2 g_{ab}\) (cannot use Bondi frame)
- if \(mass \neq 0\): \(\partial_a g_{bc}\) is direction-dependent
Very low differential structure
Blowup \(i^0\) — space of directions: \(\mathscr C\)
\(\mathscr C\): cylinder of directions in \(Ti^0\); conformal to Ashtekar-Hansen hyperboloid
\(\mathscr N^\pm\): spheres of null directions
- direction-dependent “electric” Weyl tensor: \(\mathbf E_{ab}\)
- Einstein equation: equations for \(\mathbf E_{ab}\) on \(\mathscr C\)
- Spi-supertranslations: \(f(\mathscr C)\)
- Spi-supermomenta: \(\mathcal Q_0[f, S] = \int\limits_S \mathbf u^a \mathbf E_{ab} \mathbf D^b f \)
Null regularity & matching at \(\mathscr N^\pm\)
Assume regularity of fields and symmetries at \(\mathscr N^\pm\)
- \(N_{ab} \sim O(1/u^{1+\epsilon})\) (Bondi frame)\(\implies\)
- BMS-supermomentum from \(\mathscr I^\pm\) \(=\) Spi-supermomentum on \(\mathscr C\) at \(\mathscr N^\pm\)
Totally fluxless supertranslations on \(\mathscr C\) and conservation
- Einstein equation \(\implies\) (rescaled) \(\mathbf E_{ab}\) evolves antipodally from \(\mathscr N^-\) to \(\mathscr N^+\)
- demand total flux \(\mathcal F[f; \mathscr C] = 0 \iff f\vert_{\mathscr N^-} \equiv - f\vert_{\mathscr N^+}\) antipodally
Totally fluxless symmetries on \(\mathscr C\) match antipodally i.e. \(\lim\limits_{\to i^0} f_-(\mathbb S^2) = - \lim\limits_{\to i^0} f_+(- \mathbb S^2) \) and \(\mathcal F[f_-] = \mathcal F[f_+]\)
Details
- Maxwell case: JHEP 10 113 (, [arXiv:1808.07863]
- Supermomentum
JHEP 03 148 (
2019 , [arXiv:1902.08200])