Lagrangian methods and nonlinear high-frequency gravitational waves
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Abstract
An iterative procedure using Whitham's averaged Lagrangian technique and a two-parameter expansion of the metric tensor to investigate nonlinear high-frequency gravitational waves is developed. It is shown that, as a result of the nonlinearity, high-frequency gravitational waves are no longer restricted to propagate along null geodesics as in the linear theory. It is also shown that, to the order of approximation investigated, the theory is gauge invariant.
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Differential Geometry Iterative Procedure Linear Theory Gravitational Wave Lagrangian Method
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