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Colliding plane waves in F(R)=R^N gravity

Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2016

Abstract

We identify a region of a specific F(R)=R^N gravity solution without external sources which is isometric to the spacetime of colliding plane waves (CPW). The analogy renders construction and collision of plane waves in F(R)=R^N gravity possible.

The geometry of the interaction region is equivalent to the Reissner-Nordström (RN) one, however there is no Einstein-Maxwell (EM) source --this is made possible by using the model of R^N gravity and the parameter N>1 creates the source. For N=1, we naturally recover the plane waves (and their collision) in Einstein's theory.