Published May 15, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Twisting, type-N vacuum gravitational fields with symmetries

Creators

  • 1. Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, California 91109

Description

The Einstein field equations for twisting, type-N fields in empty space possessing two noncommuting Killing vectors are reduced to a single second-order ordinary differential equation for a complex function. Alternative forms of this basic equation are also presented; in particular, an appropriate Legendre transform provides a partial linearization, leading to a single real, nonlinear, third-order ordinary differential equation

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
10
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
3080-3082
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19079582
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; EINSTEIN FIELD EQUATIONS; GRAVITATIONAL RADIATION; METRICS
Descriptors DEC
EQUATIONS; FIELD EQUATIONS; RADIATIONS