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The equivalence of the Tolman and the Møller mass-energy formulae in general relativity

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It is shown that, for time independent fields, the two seemingly different and unrelated Tolman and Møller mass-energy formulae in general relativity are, in fact, completely equivalent.

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  1. School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland

    P. S. Florides

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This paper is humbly dedicated to the late Mr. S.P. Christodoulides, my mathematics teacher of long ago.

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Florides, P.S. The equivalence of the Tolman and the Møller mass-energy formulae in general relativity. Gen Relat Gravit 26, 1145–1151 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02108939

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