Momentum Imparted By Gravitational Waves with Spherical Wavefronts
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A different approach has been used to evaluate the momentum imparted by the gravitational waves with spherical wavefronts. It is shown that the results obtained for momentum coincide with those already available in the literature. PACS: 04.20.-q, 04.20.Cv, 04.30.-w Permanent Address: Department of Mathematics, Punjab University, Quaid-e-Azam Campus Lahore-54590, PAKISTAN, e-mail: [email protected]
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