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The equivalent statement of the dominant energy condition

Physics Asked by lewton on July 1, 2021

Following Hawking and Ellis,section 4.3, page 91, the dominant energy condition stipulates that for every timelike vector $W_a$, the energy-momentum tensor $T^{ab}$ satisfies the inequality $T^{ab}W_aW_bge 0$, and $T^{ab}W_a$ is a non-spacelike vector. Below this definition, they give an equivalent statement of the dominant energy condition.

In any orthonormal basis the energy dominantes the other components of $T_{ab}$, i.e. $T^{00}ge |T^{ab}|$ for each a,b.

How to prove the equivalent statement?

I can only prove it when $T^{ab}$ is diagonal.

Is there any reference?

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