Orateur
Giovanni Manfredi
(CNRS)
Description
We propose to recast Einstein's field equations as a nonlinear eigenvalue problem, where the cosmological constant $\Lambda$ plays the role of the (smallest) eigenvalue. This mathematical interpretation is fully worked out for a simple classical model of scalar gravity. The essential ingredient for the feasibility of this approach is that the classical field equations be nonlinear, i.e., that the gravitational field is itself a source of gravity. The cosmological consequences and implications of this approach are developed and discussed.
G. Manfredi, Gen Relativ Gravit 53, 31 (2021). ArXiv:2102.09601.
Auteur principal
Giovanni Manfredi
(CNRS)
