The ultrarelativistic Kerr geometry and its energy-momentum tensor
Abstract
The ultrarelativistic limit of the Schwarzschild and the Kerr-geometry together with their respective energy-momentum tensors is derived. The approach is based on tensor-distributions making use of the underlying Kerr-Schild structure, which remains stable under the ultrarelativistic boost.
- Publication:
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Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Pub Date:
- March 1995
- DOI:
- 10.1088/0264-9381/12/3/009
- arXiv:
- arXiv:gr-qc/9405053
- Bibcode:
- 1995CQGra..12..707B
- Keywords:
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- General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
- E-Print:
- 16 pages, (AMS-LaTeX), TUW-94-09