(i) The Schwarzschild metric is given by
ds2=−(1−r2M)dt2+(1−r2M)−1dr2+r2(dθ2+sin2θdϕ2)
Consider a time-like geodesic xa(τ), where τ is the proper time, lying in the plane θ=π/2. Use the Lagrangian L=gabx˙ax˙b to derive the equations governing the geodesic, showing that
r2ϕ˙=h
with h constant, and hence demonstrate that
dϕ2d2u+u=h2M+3Mu2
where u=1/r. State which term in this equation makes it different from an analogous equation in Newtonian theory.
(ii) Now consider Kruskal coordinates, in which the Schwarzschild t and r are replaced by U and V, defined for r>2M by
U≡(2Mr−1)1/2er/(4M)cosh(4Mt)V≡(2Mr−1)1/2er/(4M)sinh(4Mt)
and for r<2M by
U≡(1−2Mr)1/2er/(4M)sinh(4Mt)V≡(1−2Mr)1/2er/(4M)cosh(4Mt)
Given that the metric in these coordinates is
ds2=r32M3e−r/(2M)(−dV2+dU2)+r2(dθ2+sin2θdϕ2),
where r=r(U,V) is defined implicitly by
(2Mr−1)er/(2M)=U2−V2
sketch the Kruskal diagram, indicating the positions of the singularity at r=0, the event horizon at r=2M, and general lines of constant r and of constant t.