Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
1997-02-03
Class.Quant.Grav. 14 (1997) 2895-2904
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
10 pages LaTex
Scientific paper
10.1088/0264-9381/14/10/015
Einstein's equations admit solutions corresponding to photon rockets. In these a massive particle recoils because of the anisotropic emission of photons. In this paper we ask whether rocket motion can be powered only by the emission of gravitational waves. We use the double series approximation method and show that this is possible. A loss of mass and gain in momentum arise in the second approximation because of the emission of quadrupole and octupole waves.
Bonnor W. B.
Piper M. S.
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