Abstract
The self-energy of a thin charged shell is calculated within general relativity with the help of the Gauss-Codazzi and Lanczos equations. For the special case of a dust shell, our result agrees with that of Arnowitt, Deser, and Misner, but we find a different value for the lower bound on the radius of the shell and thus also for the total mass.
- Received 14 March 1990
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.42.4254
©1990 American Physical Society
