Asymmetric collision of gravitational plane waves: A new class of exact solutions

Journal Article · Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · General Relativity and Gravitation; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00758985· OSTI ID:7243983

Tsoubelis, D; Wang, A Z ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Ioannina (Greece)

A new three-parameter class of solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations is presented which represents the collision of a pair of gravitational plane waves. Depending on the choice of the parameters, one of the colliding waves has a smooth or unbounded wavefront, or it is a shock, or impulsive, or shock accompanied by an impulsive wave, while the second is any of the above types. A sub-family of the solutions develops no curvature singularity in the interaction region formed by the colliding waves.

• OSTI ID: 7243983
• Journal Information: General Relativity and Gravitation; (USA), Vol. 21:8; ISSN 0001-7701
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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