Gowdy solution explained

Gowdy universes or, alternatively, Gowdy solutions of Einstein's equations are simple model spacetimes in general relativity which represent an expanding universe filled with a regular pattern of gravitational waves.

External links

• 10.4249/scholarpedia.31673. free . Gowdy Spacetimes . 2014 . Gowdy . Robert . . 9 . 3 . 31673 . 2014SchpJ...931673G .
• Encyclopedia: Robert H. . Gowdy . Of gravitational waves and spherical chickens . . . 2007 . 2007-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090503090927/http://www.einstein-online.info/en/spotlights/gowdy_st/index.html . 2009-05-03 . dead . – a description of the different types of Gowdy universes suitable for a general audience