Recoil and Ring--Down Effects in Gravitation

C. Barrabes (1) , P. A. Hogan

1 LMPT - Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique Théorique

We construct a model of a relativistic fireball or light--like shell of matter by considering a spherically symmetric moving gravitating mass experiencing an impulsive deceleration to rest. We take this event to be followed by the mass undergoing a deformation leading to the emission of gravitational radiation while it returns to a spherically symmetric state. We find that the fireball is accompanied by an impulsive gravitational wave.

Domaines: Relativité Générale et Cosmologie Quantique [gr-qc]

C. Barrabes, P. A. Hogan. Recoil and Ring--Down Effects in Gravitation. International Journal of Theoretical Physics, Group Theory and Non-Linear Optics, 2002. ⟨hal-00013299⟩