Temporal variations in space-time and progenitors of gamma ray burst and millisecond pulsars
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A time varying space-time metric is shown to be a source of electromagnetic radiation. The post-Newtonian approximation is used as a realistic model of the connection between the space-time metric and a time varying gravitational potential. Large temporal variations in the metric from the coalescence of colliding black holes and neutron stars are shown to be possible progenitors of gamma ray burst and millisecond pulsars.
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Electromagnetic radiation from temporal variations in space-time and progenitors of gamma ray burst and millisecond pulsars
A time varying space-time metric is shown to be a source of electromagnetic radiation even in the absence of charge sources. The postNewtonian approximation is used as a realistic model of the connection between the space-time metric and a time varying gravitational potential. Large temporal variations in the metric from the coalescence of relativistic stars are shown to be likely progenitors o...
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