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As a first application of the field equations (19.7) we shall determine the gravitational field of a spherically symmetric body at rest. We assume that there are no contributions to the field from any other matter. Consequently the field will be spherically symmetric and time-independent or static.
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Papapetrou, A. (1974). The Schwarzschild Solution. In: Lectures on General Relativity. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2277-4_6
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