Nonlinear Gravitational Waves: Their Form and Effects
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2010-03-02 v2
Abstract
A gravitational wave must be nonlinear to be able to transport its own source, that is, energy and momentum. A physical gravitational wave, therefore, cannot be represented by a solution to a linear wave equation. Relying on this property, the second-order solution describing such physical waves is obtained. The effects they produce on free particles are found to consist of nonlinear oscillations along the direction of propagation.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0809.2911,
title = {Nonlinear Gravitational Waves: Their Form and Effects},
author = {R. Aldrovandi and J. G. Pereira and Roldao da Rocha and K. H. Vu},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0809.2911},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
15 pages, no figures. v2: presentation changes aiming at clarifying the text; matches published version