On Gravitational Waves
Abstract
The rigorous solution for cylindrical gravitational waves is given. For the convenience of the reader the theory of gravitational waves and their production, already known in principle, is given in the first part of this paper.After encountering relationships which cast doubt on the existence of rigorous solutions for undulatory gravitational fields, we investigate rigorously the case of cylindrical gravitational waves. It turns out that rigorous solutions exist and that the problem reduces to the usual cylindrical waves in euclidean space.
- Publication:
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Journal of the Franklin Institute
- Pub Date:
- January 1937
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- Bibcode:
- 1937FrInJ.223...43E