39 citations · 64 across the 3 of their papers we have counts for
3 papers
gr-qc2003★ 39 cited
Generalised Kundt waves and their physical interpretation
J. B. Griffiths, P. Docherty, J. Podolsky
We present the complete family of space-times with a non-expanding, shear-free, twist-free, geodesic principal null congruence (Kundt waves) that are of algebraic type III and for…
gr-qc2002★ 18 cited
An interpretation of Robinson-Trautman type N solutions
J. B. Griffiths, J. Podolsky, P. Docherty
The Robinson-Trautman type N solutions, which describe expanding gravitational waves, are investigated for all possible values of the cosmological constant Lambda and the curvature…
gr-qc2002★ 7 cited
A disintegrating cosmic string
J. B. Griffiths, P. Docherty
We present a simple sandwich gravitational wave of the Robinson-Trautman family. This is interpreted as representing a shock wave with a spherical wavefront which propagates into a…