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Presentation
Gravity & Electromagnetism on the Null Cone
Physics Faculty Research
Document Type
Presentation
Publication Date
5-16-2014
Disciplines
Abstract
Gravitational and electromagnetic radiation travel along light rays, which are principal null directions in space-time. They are characteristic surfaces of Einstein and Maxwell equations. In characteristic coordinates, the field is described by ordinary differential equations.
Citation Information
Babiuc-Hamilton M (2014, May). Gravity & electromagnetism on the null cone. Slides presented at the 17th Eastern Gravity Meeting, Morgantown, WV.
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