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Energy spectrum in Klein-Gordon equation in general relativity
I know that the Klein-Gordon equation in general relativity takes the form (a massless field)
$\nabla_\mu \nabla^\mu \phi=\sum_{a,b} \frac{1}{\sqrt{-g}}\partial_a(\sqrt{-g}g^{ab}\partial_b\phi) =0$
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If a black hole is just warped spacetime, then where is the electric charge?
I've heard Kip Thorne repeatedly state that matter is destroyed when a black hole is created, that all you are left with is distorted spacetime.
"The idea that black holes are made from very ...
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Evidence that "space exists rather than just particles"
What is (theoretical) evidence that you need to define all of space with properties rather than just stating where all particles are? I mean, does every single coordinate x, y, z have a meaning or ...
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