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The Bel-Robinson tensor for the collision of gravitational plane waves

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We study the Bel-Robinson tensor and the velocity field associated with it for the collision of gravitational plane waves. It is shown how this energy tensor provides a rather good physical description of the collision process.

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  1. Dept. Física Teórica, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain

    N. Bretón, A. Feinstein & J. Ibáñez

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Bretón, N., Feinstein, A. & Ibáñez, J. The Bel-Robinson tensor for the collision of gravitational plane waves. Gen Relat Gravit 25, 267–273 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00756261

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