Field of an Arbitrarily Accelerating Point Mass

William Kinnersley
Phys. Rev. 186, 1335 – Published 25 October 1969
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Abstract

A metric of the Kerr-Schild type is derived which contains four arbitrary functions of time. It is a generalization of Vaidya's shining-star metric, and permits arbitrary acceleration of the source.

  • Received 16 June 1969

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRev.186.1335

©1969 American Physical Society

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William Kinnersley

  • University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas 78712

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Vol. 186, Iss. 5 — October 1969

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