Spin angular momentum imparted by gravitational waves

DOI10.1023/A:1000690320237zbMATH Open0903.53059arXivgr-qc/0701126OpenAlexW3100188267MaRDI QIDQ1270706

M. Sharif

Publication date: 3 November 1998

Published in: Astrophysics and Space Science (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Following the demonstration that gravitational waves impart linear momentum, it is argued that if they are polarized they should impart angular momentum to appropriately placed 'test rods' in their path. A general formula for this angular momentum is obtained and used to provide expressions for the angular momentum imparted by plane and cylindrical gravitational waves.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0701126

zbMATH Keywords

angular momentum\(e\psi N\)-formalismextended pseudo-Newtonian formalismplane and cylindrical gravitational wave metrics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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