Exact solution to the homogeneous Maxwell equations in the field of a gravitational wave in linearized theory

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/16/2/025zbMATH Open0942.83027arXivgr-qc/9810082OpenAlexW3100425398MaRDI QIDQ4699861FDOQ4699861

Enrico Montanari, Mirco Calura

Publication date: 18 November 1999

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present the exact solution to the linearized Maxwell equations in space-time slightly curved by a gravitational wave. We show that in general, even dealing with a first-order theory in the strength of the gravitational field, the solution can not be written as the sum of the flat space-time one and a weak perturbation due to the external field. Such an impossibility arises when either the frequency of the gravitational wave is too low or too high with respect to the one of the electromagnetic field. We also provide an application of the solution to the case of an electromagnetic field bounced between two parallel conducting planes.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9810082

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zbMATH Keywords

curved spacetimeexact solutiongeometric opticssplitting procedurede Rham equationslinearized Maxwell equationslinearized general relativityelectromagnetic tensor components

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20) Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Geometric optics (78A05) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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