Open AccessCollision of shock waves in Einstein-Maxwell theory with a cosmological constant: A special solution
Author(s) -
C. Barrabès,
P. A. Hogan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
hal (le centre pour la communication scientifique directe)
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.1103/physrevd.88.08.087501
Subject(s) - physics , cosmological constant , einstein , collision , constant (computer programming) , shock wave , classical mechanics , mathematical physics , theoretical physics , quantum electrodynamics , mechanics , computer science , computer security , programming language
International audiencePostcollision space-times of the Cartesian product form M'xM", where M' and M" are 2-dimensional manifolds, are known with M' and M" having constant curvatures of equal and opposite sign ( for e.m. shock waves) or of the same sign (for gravitational shock waves). We construct here a new explicit postcollision solution of the Einstein-Maxwell vacuum field equations with a cosmological constant for which M' has constant (nonzero) curvature and M" has zero curvature