Rings of light caused by gravitational waves

Abstract We reconsider the case of the geodesic motion of a massive and massless beam of test particles in a gravitational wave. In particular, we use a direct Lagrangian approach which simplifies the calculation. Our findings differ partly from previously performed calculations The final result can...

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Main Authors: Davide Batic, Joud Mojahed Faraji, Marek Nowakowski, Nicolas Maldonaldo Baracaldo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13915-6