Published April 15, 1989 | Version v1
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Colliding superposed waves in the Einstein-Maxwell theory

Creators

  • 1. Nuclear Engineering Department, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. Box 9027, Jeddah-21413, Saudi Arabia

Description

We reformulate the initial data on the characteristic surface for colliding waves in the Einstein-Maxwell theory. This approach takes into account the superposition principle for gravitational and electromagnetic waves. Finding exact solutions for colliding superposed waves happens to be a rather challenging problem

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review, D
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
2172-2177
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
20046936
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
BLACK HOLES; EINSTEIN-MAXWELL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; POLARIZATION; SCALAR FIELDS; SPACE-TIME; TENSORS
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES