
arXiv: 1809.04309
Light waves carry along their own gravitational field; for simple plain electromagnetic waves, the gravitational field takes the form of a p p -wave. I present the corresponding exact solution of the Einstein–Maxwell equations and discuss the dynamics of classical particles and quantum fields in this gravitational and electromagnetic background.
High Energy Physics - Theory, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), general relativity, Elementary particle physics, FOS: Physical sciences, QC793-793.5, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), light waves, quantum fields, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
High Energy Physics - Theory, High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th), general relativity, Elementary particle physics, FOS: Physical sciences, QC793-793.5, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), light waves, quantum fields, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
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