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Brill waves with slow fall-off towards spatial infinity

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We compute families of solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations of the type of Brill waves, but with slow fall-off towards spatial infinity. We prove existence and uniqueness of solutions for physical data and numerically construct some representative solutions. We numerically construct an explicit example with slow-off which does not exhibit antipodal symmetry at spatial infinity.

Source: Classical and Quantum Gravity

DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/add5b7

Authors: Lydia Bieri, David Garfinkle, James Wheeler

Institutions: University of Michigan, Oakland University

Language: English

Topic: Relativity and Gravitational Theory

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,325

Funder: National Science Foundation