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Plane waves in gauge theories of gravitation

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Exact solutions representing pp waves are found in a wide class of gauge theories of gravitation. Algebraic and symmetry properties are investigated and a special case of plane waves is discussed.

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The work reported in this paper was carried out as part of the Polish Research Project MR-I-7.

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Adamowicz, W. Plane waves in gauge theories of gravitation. Gen Relat Gravit 12, 677–691 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00771860

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