Published 1990 | Version v1
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On polarization properties of strong Einstein-Maxwell waves

Creators

  • 1. Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City (Mexico). Centro de Investigacion y de Estudios Avanzados
  • 2. Universitet Druzhby Narodov, Moscow (USSR)

Description

The polarization properties of the pp-wave solutions of the Einstein-Maxwell equations are studied. The polarization vector of the electromagnetic wave and the polarization tensor of the gravitational wave are defined in terms of a Newman-Penrose tetrad. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Wissenschaftliche Zeitschrift der Friedrich-Schiller-Universitaet, Jena. Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe
Journal Volume
39
Journal Issue
1
Series
Wiss. Z. Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena, Nat.wiss. Reihe.
Journal Page Range
45-48
ISSN
0043-6836
CODEN
WZFRE

INIS

Country of Publication
Germany
Country of Input or Organization
Germany
INIS RN
22020006
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
COUPLING; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; EINSTEIN-MAXWELL EQUATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; GRAVITATIONAL WAVES; LORENTZ FORCE; POLARIZATION; SPACE-TIME; TENSORS; TEST PARTICLES
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RADIATIONS