On the energy-momentum density of gravitational plane waves

Dereli, T. and Tucker, R. W. (2004) On the energy-momentum density of gravitational plane waves. Classical and Quantum Gravity, 21 (6). pp. 1459-1464. ISSN 1361-6382

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Abstract

By embedding Einstein's original formulation of general relativity into a broader context, we show that a dynamic covariant description of gravitational stress–energy emerges naturally from a variational principle. A tensor TG is constructed from a contraction of the Bel tensor with a symmetric covariant second degree tensor field Φ and has a form analogous to the stress–energy tensor of the Maxwell field in an arbitrary spacetime. For plane-fronted gravitational waves helicity-2 polarized (graviton) states can be identified carrying non-zero energy and momentum.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Classical and Quantum Gravity
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Subjects:
?? physics and astronomy (miscellaneous)qc physics ??
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23906
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Deposited On:
12 Feb 2010 16:35
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Yes
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Published
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