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In this contribution we consider the gravitational fields arising from the superposition of two null dust beams which propagate in opposite spatial directions. Exact time-independent solutions are given for the interaction region of outgoing and incoming Vaidya solutions and for the non-linear superposition of two cylindrically symmetric pencils of light propagating in the positive and negative axial directions.
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Kramer, D. (2002). The Superposition of Null Dust Beam in General Relativity. In: Macias, A., Cervantes-Cota, J.L., Lämmerzahl, C. (eds) Exact Solutions and Scalar Fields in Gravity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-47115-9_5
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