The regularity of geodesics in impulsive \(pp\)-waves

DOI10.1007/s10714-013-1648-0zbMath1286.83036arXiv1310.1322OpenAlexW3103983921MaRDI QIDQ2447435

Robert Švarc, Alexander Lecke, Roland Steinbauer

Publication date: 25 April 2014

Published in: General Relativity and Gravitation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1310.1322

zbMATH Keywords

geodesicsCarathéodory-solutionsimpulsive \(pp\)-waves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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