Shock waves and Birkhoff’s theorem in Lovelock gravity

E. Gravanis
Phys. Rev. D 82, 104024 – Published 10 November 2010

Abstract

Spherically symmetric shock waves are shown to exist in Lovelock gravity. They amount to a change of branch of the spherically symmetric solutions across a null hypersurface. The implications of their existence for the status of Birkhoff’s theorem in the theory is discussed.

  • Received 15 September 2010

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.82.104024

© 2010 The American Physical Society

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E. Gravanis*

  • Akropoleos 1, Nicosia 2101, Cyprus

  • *eliasgravanis@netscape.net

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Vol. 82, Iss. 10 — 15 November 2010

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