Complex structure of Kerr geometry and rotating 'photon rocket' solutions
Creators
- 1. Gravity Research Group, NSI Russian Academy of Sciences, B Tulskaya 52, 113191 Moscow, Russia (Russian Federation)
Description
In the frame of the Kerr-Schild approach, we obtain a generalization of the Kerr solution to a nonstationary case corresponding to a rotating source moving with arbitrary acceleration. Similar to the Kerr solution, the solutions obtained have geodesic and shearfree principal null congruence. The current parameters of the solutions are determined by a complex retarded-time construction via a given complex worldline of source. The real part of the complex worldline defines the values of the boost and acceleration while the imaginary part controls the rotation. The acceleration of the source is accompanied by lightlike radiation along the principal null congruence. The solutions obtained generalize to the rotating case the known Kinnersley class of the 'photon rocket' solutions
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/20/905/q30509.pdf or at the Web site for the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity (ISSN 1361-6382) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0264-9381/20/905/q30509.pdf; http://www.iop.org/;
- PII
- S0264-9381(03)56245-1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 20
- Journal Issue
- 5
- Journal Page Range
- p. 905-912
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRDG
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 34044392
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BLACK HOLES; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; KERR METRIC; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; STRING MODELS
- Descriptors DEC
- COMPOSITE MODELS; EXTENDED PARTICLE MODEL; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; METRICS; PARTICLE MODELS; QUARK MODEL