Colliding plane gravitational waves: A class of nondiagonal soliton solutions

Journal Article · Sat Aug 15 04:00:00 EDT 1987 · Phys. Rev. D; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.36.1053· OSTI ID:5957411

Ferrari, V; Ibanez, J; Bruni, M

Using the inverse scattering method we construct a general class of nondiagonal solutions of the vacuum Einstein field equations describing the collision of two plane-fronted impulsive gravitational waves accompanied with gravitational shock waves with the same front. It is a two-parameter class of solutions: the first represents the angle between the directions of polarization of the two waves; the second determines the wave profile.

• Research Organization: International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics, Dipartimento di Fisica ''G. Marconi,'' Universita di Roma, Rome, Italy
• OSTI ID: 5957411
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. D; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. D; (United States) Vol. 36:4; ISSN PRVDA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

657003* -- Theoretical & Mathematical Physics-- Relativity & Gravitation
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION
COLLISIONS
EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS
EQUATIONS
FIELD EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
INVERSE SCATTERING PROBLEM
METRICS
SHOCK WAVES
SINGULARITY