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Some wave solutions in general relativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

L. K. Patel
L. K. Patel
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad 9 (India)
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Abstract

A general scheme for the derivation of wave solutions in general relativity is developed. Some solutions describing the flow of gravitational waves are discussed. Singular electromagnetic fields corresponding to one particular solution are also discussed.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 75 , Issue 2 , March 1974 , pp. 261 - 267
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1974

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