Summary
We study the interacting electromagnetic shock waves with nonconstant profiles in general relativity. It is shown that by modifying the metric functions of the Bell-Szekeres solution, such solutions can be obtained.
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Halhsoy, M. Interacting electromagnetic shock waves in general relativity. Nuov Cim B 99, 95–101 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827407
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02827407