Behavior of Einstein-Rosen Waves at Null Infinity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-28 v1
Abstract
The asymptotic behavior of Einstein-Rosen waves at null infinity in 4 dimensions is investigated in {\it all} directions by exploiting the relation between the 4-dimensional space-time and the 3-dimensional symmetry reduction thereof. Somewhat surprisingly, the behavior in a generic direction is {\it better} than that in directions orthogonal to the symmetry axis. The geometric origin of this difference can be understood most clearly from the 3-dimensional perspective.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9608041,
title = {Behavior of Einstein-Rosen Waves at Null Infinity},
author = {Abhay Ashtekar and Jiri Bicak and Bernd G. Schmidt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9608041},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
16 pages, REVETEX, CGPG-96/5-2