Exact Results in Quantum Theory
sala 1.40, ul. Pasteura 5
Syed Naqvi (UJ)
Chaos and Einstein-Rosen gravitational waves
We demonstrate the existence of chaotic geodesics for the Einstein-Rosen standing gravitational waves. The complex dynamics of massive test particles are governed by a chaotic heteroclinic network. We present the fractal associated with the system under investigation. Gravitational standing waves produce intricate patterns through test particles in a vague analogy to mechanical vibrations generating Chladni figures and complicated shapes of Faraday waves.