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Large amplitude gravitational waves

Analysis of PDEs 2009-10-31 v1

Abstract

We derive an asymptotic solution of the Einstein field equations which describes the propagation of a thin, large amplitude gravitational wave into a curved space-time. The resulting equations have the same form as the colliding plane wave equations without one of the usual constraint equations.

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@article{arxiv.math/9812030,
  title  = {Large amplitude gravitational waves},
  author = {G. Ali and J. K. Hunter},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9812030},
  year   = {2009}
}