The memory effect for particle scattering in even spacetime dimensions. (29th June 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Garfinkle, David; Hollands, Stefan; Ishibashi, Akihiro; Tolish, Alexander; Wald, Robert M
• Is Part Of: Classical and quantum gravity. Volume 34:Number 14(2017:Jul.)
• Publication Date: 2017-06-29
• Subjects: gravitational radiation -- memory effect -- linearized gravity -- higher dimensions; Quantum gravity -- Periodicals; Gravitation -- Periodicals; Relativity (Physics) -- Periodicals; Space and time -- Periodicals; Periodicals; 521.1
• DOI: 10.1088/1361-6382/aa777b
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-9381

Abstract

Abstract: We explicitly calculate the gravitational wave memory effect for classical point particle sources in linearized gravity off an even dimensional Minkowski background. We show that there is no memory effect in d > 4 dimensions, in agreement with the general analysis of Hollands et al (2016 arXiv:1612.03290).