Physics Asked on March 19, 2021
Is there an intuition or explanation as to why stationary spacetimes like the Kerr metric do not admit good clock synchronization? I am not asking for examples that prove this is not possible, but rather explanations on why it cannot be done, and the obstructions to this procedures in concrete terms.
From what I read/understand, static spacetimes pose no problem because the time-translation symmetry and time-reversal takes care of it. What is not obvious is that why time-reversal is essential: after all, Kerr admits globally timelike Killing vector on the entire exterior (outside ergoregion).
There are also a few other subtle points: (here we assume that the spacetime regions of interest is simply-connected, otherwise there can be extra complications related to time machines or wormholes)
In fact, I would appreciate any formal and operational definition of clock synchronization in GR, and what the obstructions are (if any) and how to get around it if it is impossible to synchronize clocks in the sense of special relativity.
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