Gödel's metric and its generalization

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Özgören, Kıvanç
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In this thesis, firstly the original Gödel's metric is examined in detail. Then a more general class of Gödel-type metrics is introduced. It is shown that they are the solutions of Einstein field equations with a physically acceptable matter distribution provided that some conditions are satisfied. Lastly, some examples of the Gödel-type metrics are given.
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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/15409
Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Thesis

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K. Özgören, “Gödel’s metric and its generalization,” M.S. - Master of Science, Middle East Technical University, 2005.
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