Document Type
Other
Publication Date
7-24-2012
Abstract
We exhibit and analyze a homogeneous spacetime whose source is a pure radiation electromagnetic field [1]. It was previously believed that this spacetime is the sole example of a homogeneous pure radiation solution of the Einstein equations which admits no electromagnetic field (see [2] and references therein). Here we correct this error in the literature by explicitly displaying the electromagnetic source. This result implies that all homogeneous pure radiation spacetimes satisfy the Einstein-Maxwell equations.
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Recommended Citation
Torre, Charles G., "A Homogeneous Solution of the Einstein-Maxwell Equations" (2012). Research Vignettes. Paper 1.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/dg_applications/1
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HomogeneousNullElectrovac.mw (209 kB)Maple worksheet
HomogeneousNullElectrovac.pdf (219 kB)
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