Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Halilsoy and Chandrasekhar cylindrical standing gravitational waves correspond to two different classes of solutions to the vacuum Einstein equations. Both families satisfy the definition of standing gravitational waves proposed by Stephani, but only the latter class fulfills the stricter definition introduced by Chandrasekhar. The aim of this research is to compare both classes of solutions within the linear regime. We discover that the linearized Halilsoy and Chandrasekhar standing waves are gravitational analogs of two different types of electromagnetic polarization standing waves.
Authors: Kornelia Nikiel, Sebastian J. Szybka
Institution: Jagiellonian University
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4410120833