Abstract
We find exact solutions to Maxwell equations written in terms of four-vector potentials in non-rotating, as well as in Gödel and Kerr spacetimes. We show that Maxwell equations can be reduced to two uncoupled second-order differential equations for combinations of the components of the four-vector potential. Exact electromagnetic waves solutions are written on given gravitational field backgrounds where they evolve. We find that in non-rotating spherical symmetric spacetimes, electromagnetic waves travel along null geodesics. However, electromagnetic waves on Gödel and Kerr spacetimes do not exhibit that behavior.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 205011 |
Journal | Classical and Quantum Gravity |
Volume | 34 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 27 Sep 2017 |
Keywords
- curved spacetime
- electromagnetic waves
- non-null geodesics