Shock waves and Birkhoff's theorem in Lovelock gravity
Journal
Physical Review D
Date Issued
November 10, 2010
Author(s)
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevD.82.104024
Abstract
Spherically symmetric shock waves are shown to exist in Lovelock gravity.
They amount to a change of branch of the spherically symmetric solutions across
a null hypersurface. The implications of their existence for the status of
Birkhoff's theorem in the theory is discussed.
They amount to a change of branch of the spherically symmetric solutions across
a null hypersurface. The implications of their existence for the status of
Birkhoff's theorem in the theory is discussed.