The radiation zone in general relativity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2026-05-05 v1
Abstract
The radiation zone in electrodynamics is the region far enough away from the charges that the part of the field dominates over the piece. This concept is key in explaining two puzzling aspects of general relativity: The first is an old paradox that invokes the equivalence principle to argue that a static charge in a gravitational field will radiate. The second is the fact that while there are astrophysical sources of gravitational radiation, we do not have any man-made sources.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2605.01951,
title = {The radiation zone in general relativity},
author = {David Garfinkle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2605.01951},
year = {2026}
}