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Colliding plane gravitational waves with colinear polarization

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The colliding plane wave problem is considered using an unconventional coordinate system. This permits a complete solution to be explicitly stated for the general case of arbitrary approaching waves with constant and aligned polarization.

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  1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology Loughborough Leics, LE11 3TU, UK

    J. B. Griffiths, C. A. Hoenselaers & P. C. Ashby

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Griffiths, J.B., Hoenselaers, C.A. & Ashby, P.C. Colliding plane gravitational waves with colinear polarization. Gen Relat Gravit 25, 189–196 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00758826

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