Some exact solutions of gravitational waves coupled with fluid motions
- 9 December 1985
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Vol. 402 (1823) , 205-224
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1985.0115
Abstract
Some exact solutions of Einstein’s equations are found which represent the interaction of gravitational waves with a perfect fluid in which the velocity of sound equals the velocity of light. These solutions, unlike the solutions representing the collision of impulsive gravitational waves, are bounded by a space–time singularity and have some resemblance to cosmological solutions: every time-like trajectory, extended into the past, encounters the singularity. Moreover, in the generic case, matter may be considered as being created at the singularity.Keywords
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