Uniqueness of the electrostatic solution in Schwarzschild space

Pál G. Molnár and Klaus Elsässer
Phys. Rev. D 67, 047501 – Published 27 February 2003
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Abstract

In this Brief Report we give the proof that the solution of any static test charge distribution in Schwarzschild space is unique. In order to give the proof we derive the first Green’s identity written with p-forms on (pseudo) Riemannian manifolds. Moreover, the proof of uniqueness can be shown for either any purely electric or purely magnetic field configuration. The spacetime geometry is not crucial for the proof.

  • Received 11 October 2002

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.67.047501

©2003 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Pál G. Molnár* and Klaus Elsässer

  • Institut für Theoretische Physik I, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany

  • *Electronic address: molnar@tp1.ruhr-uni-bochum.de
  • Electronic address: els@tp1.ruhr-uni-bochum.de

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Vol. 67, Iss. 4 — 15 February 2003

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