Electromagnetic waves and Stokes parameters in the wake of a gravitational wave

DOI10.1007/S10714-012-1434-4zbMATH Open1253.83013arXiv1206.3526OpenAlexW2132785160MaRDI QIDQ690995FDOQ690995

Authors: Shahen Hacyan 

Publication date: 29 November 2012

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

Abstract: A theoretical description of electromagnetic waves in the background of a (weak) gravitational wave is presented. Explicit expressions are obtained for the Stokes parameters during the passage of a plane-fronted gravitational wave described by the Ehlers-Kundt metric. In particular, it is shown that the axis of the polarization ellipse oscillates, its ellipticity remaining constant.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1206.3526

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zbMATH Keywords

gravitational waveselectromagnetic wavesStokes parameters

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Electromagnetic theory (general) (78A25) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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