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In discussing the general theory of gravitation (and, indeed, other field theories as well), it is convenient on many occasions to employ a highly condensed notation.
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If the source of the gravitational field is so dense that topological anomalies occur in the strong field region, the coordinate origin may not physically exist. The shift transformation is nevertheless valid.
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It does not matter where the sphere is centered. Provided only its center is held fixed while its radius tends to infinity, the final result will be invariant under displacements of the sphere.
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DeWitt, B., Christensen, S.M. (2011). Energy, Momentum and Stress in the Gravitational Field. In: Christensen, S. (eds) Bryce DeWitt's Lectures on Gravitation. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 826. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36911-0_12
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