Brill Waves
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
Brill waves are the simplest (non-trivial) solutions to the vacuum constraints of general relativity. They are also rich enough in structure to allow us believe that they capture, at least in part, the generic properties of solutions of the Einstein equations. As such, they deserve the closest attention. This article illustrates this point by showing how Brill waves can be used to investigate the structure of conformal superspace. This article is written as a contribution to the Dieter Brill Festschrift.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9302023,
title = {Brill Waves},
author = {Niall Ó Murchadha},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9302023},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
15 pages, plain tex, CUP macro included