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James C. McClune

Publications and source records attributed to James C. McClune.

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arXiv1996

On the Energy of Rotating Gravitational Waves

A class of solutions of the gravitational field equations describing vacuum spacetimes outside rotating cylindrical sources is presented. A subclass of these solutions corresponds to the exterior gravitational fields of rotating cylindrical systems that emit gravitational radiation. The properties of these rotating gravitational wave spacetimes are investigated. In particular, we discuss the energy density of these waves using the gravitational stress-energy tensor.

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arXiv1996

Gravitational Superenergy Tensor

We provide a physical basis for the local gravitational superenergy tensor. Furthermore, our gravitoelectromagnetic deduction of the Bel-Debever-Robinson superenergy tensor permits the identification of the gravitational stress-energy tensor. This {\it local} gravitational analog of the Maxwell stress-energy tensor is illustrated for a plane gravitational wave.

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