Symmetry (Dec 2018)

Positive Energy Condition and Conservation Laws in Kantowski-Sachs Spacetime via Noether Symmetries

  • Sumaira Saleem Akhtar,
  • Tahir Hussain,
  • Ashfaque H. Bokhari

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/sym10120712
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 10, no. 12
p. 712

Abstract

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In this paper, we have investigated Noether symmetries of the Lagrangian of Kantowski⁻Sachs spacetime. The associated Lagrangian of the Kantowski⁻Sachs metric is used to derive the set of determining equations. Solving the determining equations for several values of the metric functions, it is observed that the Kantowski⁻Sachs spacetime admits the Noether algebra of dimensions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11. A comparison of the obtained Noether symmetries with Killing and homothetic vectors is also presented. With the help of Noether’s theorem, we have presented the expressions for conservation laws corresponding to all Noether symmetries. It is observed that the positive energy condition is satisfied for most of the obtained metrics.

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