The gravitational wave rocket

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/14/10/015MaRDI QIDQ4378169zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors W. B. Bonnor, M. S. Piper

Publication date 24 March 1998

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9702005

zbMATH Keywords

photon rocketsrocket motion by emission of gravitational waves

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Gravitational waves (83C35)

Abstract: Einstein's equations admit solutions corresponding to photon rockets. In these a massive particle recoils because of the anisotropic emission of photons. In this paper we ask whether rocket motion can be powered only by the emission of gravitational waves. We use the double series approximation method and show that this is possible. A loss of mass and gain in momentum arise in the second approximation because of the emission of quadrupole and octupole waves.

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