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  Reference request: Energy-momentum tensor for antimatter in general relativity

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The intended setting is non-quantum general relativity.

My question: What is the relation between the energy-momentum tensor Tμν and the baryon four-current Jμ in the case of antimatter, or in the case where the baryon density J0 is zero but there's a non-zero baryon flux Ji? I'd be thankful to anyone who could share references about this.

To make the question clear:

In the simplified case of matter without internal forces ("dust"), the twice-contravariant energy-momentum for matter can be connected to the baryon four-current in several ways, eg:
Tμν=ρuμuνwithuμ=cJμ/JαgαβJβ
where ρ is the (rest) mass density (mass divided by volume), or as
Tμν=cmJμJν/JαgαβJβ
where m is the (rest) mass per baryon (or molar mass density, if we measure J in moles).

It seems to me that both expressions could be used in the case of antimatter: irrespective of whether J0, we would still have T^{00} \ge 0 as confirmed by the Alpha-g experiments. But I'd be happy if anyone could share some references that discuss this kind of situations.

(Note: zero baryon density but a non-zero baryon current can occurr, for instance, if at an event there is a flux of baryons in one direction and a flux of antibaryons in the opposite direction – similarly to what can happen with electric current:zero charge density but non-zero current)

asked 4 days ago in Resources and References by pglpm (710 points) [ revision history ]
edited 4 days ago by pglpm

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