Etherington’s Distance Duality with Birefringence
We consider light propagation in a spacetime whose kinematics allow weak birefringence, and whose dynamics have recently been derived by gravitational closure. Revisiting the definitions of luminosity and angular diameter distances in this setting, we present a modification of the Etherington distan...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-07-01
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Series: | Universe |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2218-1997/3/3/52 |
Summary: | We consider light propagation in a spacetime whose kinematics allow weak birefringence, and whose dynamics have recently been derived by gravitational closure. Revisiting the definitions of luminosity and angular diameter distances in this setting, we present a modification of the Etherington distance duality relation in a weak gravitational field around a point mass. This provides the first concrete example of how the non-metricities implied by gravitational closure of birefringent electrodynamics affect observationally testable relations. |
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ISSN: | 2218-1997 |