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Proof of a generalized Geroch conjecture for the hyperbolic Ernst equation
We enunciate and prove here a generalization of Geroch's famous conjecture
concerning analytic solutions of the elliptic Ernst equation. Our
generalization is stated for solutions of the hyperbolic Ernst equation that
are not necessarily analytic, although it can be formulated also for solutions
of the elliptic Ernst equation that are nowhere axis-accessible.Comment: 75 pages (plus optional table of contents). Sign errors in elliptic
case equations (1A.13), (1A.15) and (1A.25) are corrected. Not relevant to
proof contained in pape
Solving the characteristic initial value problem for colliding plane gravitational and electromagnetic waves
A method is presented for solving the characteristic initial value problem
for the collision and subsequent nonlinear interaction of plane gravitational
or gravitational and electromagnetic waves in a Minkowski background. This
method generalizes the monodromy transform approach to fields with nonanalytic
behaviour on the characteristics inherent to waves with distinct wave fronts.
The crux of the method is in a reformulation of the main nonlinear symmetry
reduced field equations as linear integral equations whose solutions are
determined by generalized (``dynamical'') monodromy data which evolve from data
specified on the initial characteristics (the wavefronts).Comment: 4 pages, RevTe
Collision of plane gravitational and electromagnetic waves in a Minkowski background: solution of the characteristic initial value problem
We consider the collisions of plane gravitational and electromagnetic waves
with distinct wavefronts and of arbitrary polarizations in a Minkowski
background. We first present a new, completely geometric formulation of the
characteristic initial value problem for solutions in the wave interaction
region for which initial data are those associated with the approaching waves.
We present also a general approach to the solution of this problem which
enables us in principle to construct solutions in terms of the specified
initial data. This is achieved by re-formulating the nonlinear dynamical
equations for waves in terms of an associated linear problem on the spectral
plane. A system of linear integral ``evolution'' equations which solve this
spectral problem for specified initial data is constructed. It is then
demonstrated explicitly how various colliding plane wave space-times can be
constructed from given characteristic initial data.Comment: 33 pages, 3 figures, LaTeX. Accepted for publication in Classical and
Quantum Gravit
Clustering of DIRBE Light and IR Background
We outline a new method for estimating the cosmic infrared background using
the spatial and spectral correlation properties of infrared maps. The cosmic
infrared background from galaxies should have a minimum fluctuation of the
order of 10\% on angular scales of the order of 1\deg. We show that a linear
combination of maps at different wavelengths can greatly reduce the
fluctuations produced by foreground stars, while not eliminating the
fluctuations of the background from high redshift galaxies. The method is
potentially very powerful, especially at wavelengths where the foreground is
bright but smooth.Comment: 7 pages postcript, talk at "Unveiling the cosmic infrared background"
workshop, College Park, M
Manufacturing with the Sun
Concentrated solar radiation is now a viable alternative source for many advanced manufacturing processes. Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have demonstrated the feasibility of processes such as solar induced surface transformation of materials (SISTM), solar based manufacturing, and solar pumped lasers. Researchers are also using sunlight to decontaminate water and soils polluted with organic compounds; these techniques could provide manufacturers with innovative alternatives to traditional methods of waste management. The solar technology that is now being integrated into today's manufacturing processes offer greater potential for tomorrow, especially as applied to the radiation abundant environment available in space and on the lunar surface
The large scale gas and dust distribution in the galaxy: Implications for star formation
Infrared Astronomy Observations are presented for the diffuse infrared (IR) emissions from the galactic plane at wavelengths of 60 and 100 microns and the total far infrared intensity and its longitudinal variations in the disk were derived. Using available CO, 5 GHz radio-continuum, and HI data, the IR luminosity per hydrogen mass and the ingrared excess (IRE) ratio in the Galaxy were derived. The longitudinal profiles of the 60 and 100 micron emission were linearly decomposed into three components that are associated with molecular (H2), neutral (HI), and ionized (HII) phases in the interstellar medium (ISM), and the relevant dust properties were derived in each phase. Implications of the findings for various models of the diffuse IR emisison and for star formation in the galactic disk are discussed
A non-perturbative method of calculation of Green functions
A new method for non-perturbative calculation of Green functions in quantum
mechanics and quantum field theory is proposed. The method is based on an
approximation of Schwinger-Dyson equation for the generating functional by
exactly soluble equation in functional derivatives. Equations of the leading
approximation and the first step are solved for -model. At
(anharmonic oscillator) the ground state energy is calculated. The
renormalization program is performed for the field theory at . At
the renormalization of the coupling involves a trivialization of the theory.Comment: 13 pages, Plain LaTex, no figures, some discussion of results for
anharmonic oscillator and a number of references are added, final version
published in Journal of Physics
Differentially rotating disks of dust: Arbitrary rotation law
In this paper, solutions to the Ernst equation are investigated that depend
on two real analytic functions defined on the interval [0,1]. These solutions
are introduced by a suitable limiting process of Backlund transformations
applied to seed solutions of the Weyl class. It turns out that this class of
solutions contains the general relativistic gravitational field of an arbitrary
differentially rotating disk of dust, for which a continuous transition to some
Newtonian disk exists. It will be shown how for given boundary conditions (i.
e. proper surface mass density or angular velocity of the disk) the
gravitational field can be approximated in terms of the above solutions.
Furthermore, particular examples will be discussed, including disks with a
realistic profile for the angular velocity and more exotic disks possessing two
spatially separated ergoregions.Comment: 23 pages, 3 figures, submitted to 'General Relativity and
Gravitation
An Iterative Approach to Twisting and Diverging, Type N, Vacuum Einstein Equations: A (Third-Order) Resolution of Stephani's `Paradox'
In 1993, a proof was published, within ``Classical and Quantum Gravity,''
that there are no regular solutions to the {\it linearized} version of the
twisting, type-N, vacuum solutions of the Einstein field equations. While this
proof is certainly correct, we show that the conclusions drawn from that fact
were unwarranted, namely that this irregularity caused such solutions not to be
able to truly describe pure gravitational waves. In this article, we resolve
the paradox---since such first-order solutions must always have singular lines
in space for all sufficiently large values of ---by showing that if we
perturbatively iterate the solution up to the third order in small quantities,
there are acceptable regular solutions. That these solutions become flat before
they become non-twisting tells us something interesting concerning the general
behavior of solutions describing gravitational radiation from a bounded source.Comment: 11 pages, a plain TeX file, submitted to ``Classical and Quantum
Gravity'
1.0 Mm Maps and Radial Density Distributions of Southern Hii/molecular Cloud Complexes
Several 1.0 continuum mapping observations were made of seven southern hemisphere h12/molecular cloud complexes with 65 arcsec resolution. The radial density distribution of the clouds with central luminosity sources was determined observationally. Strong similarities in morphology and general physical conditions were found to exist among all of the southern clouds in the sample
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