Non-extremal Localised Branes and Vacuum Solutions in M-Theory

Non-extremal overlapping p-brane supergravity solutions localised in their relative transverse coordinates are constructed. The construction uses an algebraic method of solving the bosonic equations of motion. It is shown that these non-extremal solutions can be obtained from the extremal solutions by means of the superposition of two deformation functions defined by vacuum solutions of M-theory. Vacuum solutions of M-theory including irrational powers of harmonic functions are discussed.Comment: LaTeX, 16 pages, no figures, typos correcte

On Principle of Inertia in Closed Universe

If our universe is asymptotic to a de Sitter space, it should be closed with curvature in $O(\Lambda)$ in view of dS special relativity. Conversely, its evolution can fix on Beltrami systems of inertia in the dS-space without Einstein's `argument in a circle'. Gravity should be local dS-invariant based on localization of the principle of inertia.Comment: 13 page

On Torsion-free Vacuum Solutions of the Model of de Sitter Gauge Theory of Gravity (II)

It is shown that all torsion-free vacuum solutions of the model of dS gauge theory of gravity are the vacuum solutions of Einstein field equations with the same positive cosmological constant. Furthermore, for the gravitational theories with more general quadratic gravitational Lagrangian ($F^2+T^2$), the torsion-free vacuum solutions are also the vacuum solutions of Einstein field equations.Comment: 4 pafes,0 figur

INSTITUT FÜR INFORMATIK DER LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHEN

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