A perturbative quantized twist embedded in Minkowski spacetime
arXiv:1604.08835 · doi:10.1088/1054-660X/26/11/116201
Abstract
In this article, spatially-structured gravitational waves are investigated. Drawing upon analogies between electrodynamics and general relativity, a new gauge is found. We investigate the polarization and degrees of freedom of the resulting radiation. The waves are found to carry orbital angular momentum that cam be transferred to matter.
19 pages, 3 figures
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