On the energy content of electromagnetic and gravitational plane waves through super-energy tensors
arXiv:1809.05305 · doi:10.1088/1361-6382/aad0b0
Abstract
The energy content of (exact) electromagnetic and gravitational plane waves is studied in terms of super-energy tensors (the Bel, Bel-Robinson and the --less familiar-- Chevreton tensors) and natural observers. Starting from the case of single waves, the more interesting situation of colliding waves is then discussed, where the nonlinearities of the Einstein's theory play an important role. The causality properties of the super-momentum four vectors associated with each of these tensors are also investigated when passing from the single-wave regions to the interaction region.
22 pages, 3 figures, iop macros used. Slightly modified version with respect to the published one: revised quotation of references, new Appendix A included, typos corrected
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