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Melvin universe as a limit of the C-metric

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2008-11-26 v2

Abstract

It is demonstrated that the Melvin universe representing the spacetime with a strong 'homogeneous' electric field can by obtained from the spacetime of two accelerated charged black holes by a suitable limiting procedure. The behavior of various invariantly defined geometrical quantities in this limit is also studied.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0611092,
  title  = {Melvin universe as a limit of the C-metric},
  author = {Lenka Havrdova and Pavel Krtous},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0611092},
  year   = {2008}
}

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5 pages, no figures [v2: two references added]