Smooth sandwich gravitational waves
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v2
Abstract
Gravitational waves which are smooth and contain two asymptotically flat regions are constructed from the homogeneous pp-waves vacuum solution. Motion of free test particles is calculated explicitly and the limit to an impulsive wave is also considered.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9805098,
title = {Smooth sandwich gravitational waves},
author = {J. Podolsky},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9805098},
year = {2009}
}
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4 pages, 1 figure