A rigorous solution concept for geodesic and geodesic deviation equations in impulsive gravitational waves

DOI10.1063/1.532816zbMath0947.83020arXivgr-qc/9806009OpenAlexW1968052377MaRDI QIDQ4701803

Roland Steinbauer, Michael Kunzinger

Publication date: 21 November 1999

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9806009

zbMATH Keywords

geodesic deviation equationColombeau's generalized functionsimpulsive gravitational wavesplane fronted gravitational waves with parallel rays

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Gravitational waves (83C35) Generalized functions for nonlinear analysis (Rosinger, Colombeau, nonstandard, etc.) (46F30)

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