On the collision of planar impulsive gravitational waves

DOI10.1063/1.528008zbMath0656.53068OpenAlexW2090401156MaRDI QIDQ3803792

A. H. Taub

Publication date: 1988

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.528008

zbMATH Keywords

Einstein field equationsgravitational wavesKilling vectorsCauchy dataplane-symmetric spacetimes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Applications of local differential geometry to the sciences (53B50) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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Cites Work

• Plane symmetric self-gravitating fluids with pressure equal to energy density
• On the collision of impulsive gravitational waves when coupled with fluid motions
• On the collision of impulsive gravitational waves when coupled with null dust
• The gravitation effect of colliding planar shells of matter
• Empty space-times admitting a three parameter group of motions

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