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On the regularity of Ernst's generalized C-metric

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We establish the regularity of Ernst's generalized C-metric, thus reinforcing his interpretation of it as a pair of black holes being accelerated in an external gravitational field.

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  1. Martin Walker

    Present address: Physics Department, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA, USA

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  1. Institut für Astrophysik, Max-Planck Institute für Physik und Astrophysik, Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 1, 8046, Garching, Germany

    Tevian Dray & Martin Walker

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Dray, T., Walker, M. On the regularity of Ernst's generalized C-metric. Lett Math Phys 4, 15–18 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00419798

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