Linearized curvature of a two-potential weak-field metric

ID: linearized-curvature-of-a-two-potential-weak-field-metric

For metric signature , and small dimensionless potentials, the metric perturbation is , . Substitution into the linearized Ricci tensor and scalar formula gives
The contraction is , so . These signs use . Static zero-anisotropic-stress boundary conditions give and the Newtonian limit; without those assumptions the two potentials and their time derivatives must be retained.

New to topics? Read the docs here!