Etherington’s Distance Duality with Birefringence
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Gravitational Background
2.1. Kinematical Spacetime
2.2. Perturbative Dynamics
3. Distance Duality
3.1. Energy-Momentum
3.2. Modified Etherington
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Schuller, F.P.; Werner, M.C. Etherington’s Distance Duality with Birefringence. Universe 2017, 3, 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe3030052
Schuller FP, Werner MC. Etherington’s Distance Duality with Birefringence. Universe. 2017; 3(3):52. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe3030052
Chicago/Turabian StyleSchuller, Frederic P., and Marcus C. Werner. 2017. "Etherington’s Distance Duality with Birefringence" Universe 3, no. 3: 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe3030052
APA StyleSchuller, F. P., & Werner, M. C. (2017). Etherington’s Distance Duality with Birefringence. Universe, 3(3), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/universe3030052