Large amplitude gravitational waves

DOI10.1063/1.532742MaRDI QIDQ4701903zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Giuseppe Alì, John K. Hunter

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/math/9812030

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic solution of the Einstein field equationscolliding plane wave equationspropagation of a thin, large amplitude gravitational wave

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Gravitational waves (83C35)

Abstract: We derive an asymptotic solution of the Einstein field equations which describes the propagation of a thin, large amplitude gravitational wave into a curved space-time. The resulting equations have the same form as the colliding plane wave equations without one of the usual constraint equations.

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