Accelerating Taub-NUT and Eguchi-Hanson solitons in four dimensions

Journal Article · Sun Oct 15 04:00:00 EDT 2006 · Physical Review. D, Particles Fields

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PHYSREVD.74.084031· OSTI ID:20871423

Chng, Brenda ^[1]; Mann, Robert ^[2]; Stelea, Cristian ^[3]

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1. Department of Physics, National University of Singapore 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117542 (Singapore)
2. Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics 31 Caroline St. N. Waterloo, Ontario N2L 2Y5 (Canada)
3. Department of Physics, University of Waterloo 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1 (Canada)

We construct new solutions of the vacuum Einstein field equations in four dimensions via a solution-generating method utilizing the SL(2,R) symmetry of the reduced Lagrangian. We apply the method to an accelerating version of the Zipoy-Voorhees solution and generate new solutions which we interpret to be the accelerating versions of the Zipoy-Voorhees generalization of the Taub-NUT solution (with Lorentzian signature) and the Zipoy-Voorhees generalization of the Eguchi-Hanson solitons (with Euclidean signature). As an intermediary in the solution-generating process we obtain charged versions of the accelerated Zipoy-Voorhees-like families of solutions. Finally we present the accelerating version of the Taub-NUT solution and discuss its properties.

• OSTI ID: 20871423
• Journal Information: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields, Journal Name: Physical Review. D, Particles Fields Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 74; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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