Gravitational wave solutions of quadratic curvature gravity using a null coframe formulation
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2015-06-18 v2
Abstract
Quadratic curvature gravity equations are projected to a complex null coframe by using the algebra of exterior forms and expressed in terms of the spinor quantities defined originally by Newman and Penrose. As an application, a new family of impulsive gravitational wave solutions propagating in various type D backgrounds is introduced.
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@article{arxiv.1401.7934,
title = {Gravitational wave solutions of quadratic curvature gravity using a null coframe formulation},
author = {Ahmet Baykal},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1401.7934},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
Title rephrased, minor changes in the text. Conclusion expanded and new references added