On Generating Gravity Waves with Matter and Electromagnetic Waves
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2008-11-26 v1
Abstract
If a homogeneous plane light-like shell collides head-on with a homogeneous plane electromagnetic shock wave having a step-function profile then no backscattered gravitational waves are produced. We demonstrate, by explicit calculation, that if the matter is accompanied by a homogeneous plane electromagnetic shock wave with a step-function profile then backscattered gravitational waves appear after the collision.
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@article{arxiv.0804.0833,
title = {On Generating Gravity Waves with Matter and Electromagnetic Waves},
author = {C. Barrabes and P. A. Hogan},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0804.0833},
year = {2008}
}
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Latex file, 15 pages, accepted for publication in Physical Review D