On the possibility of a box for holding gravitational radiation in thermal equilibrium

Details On the possibility of a box for holding gravitational radiation in thermal equilibrium On the possibility of a box for holding gravitational radiation in thermal equilibrium

May 1985

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General Relativity and Gravitation (ISSN 0001-7701), vol. 17, May 1985, p. 461-473.

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Gravitational Wave Antennas, Quantum Theory, Radiation Trapping, Thermalization (Energy Absorption), Thermodynamic Equilibrium, Electric Charge, Electromagnetic Radiation, Energy Conversion, Gravitational Fields, Red Shift, Reissner-Nordstrom Solution, Spherical Shells

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It is shown that it is possible in principle to build a box which will hold gravitational radiation for a time long enough to thermalize it. The box is a thin spherical shell of charged matter with a large redshift at the surface of the shell. The radiation is kept in the box by the gravitational potential of the shell and is thermalized by the conversion between gravitational and electromagnetic radiation. The time for escape of the radiation is calculated and shown to be longer than the conversion time.

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