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The study of interpretations of the vacuum solutions of Einstein's field equations is continued by considering some well known time-dependent solutions. Among these are metrics representing accelerating particles, cylindrical and plane waves and cosmological solutions.
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Bonnor, W.B., Griffiths, J.B. & MacCallum, M.A.H. Physical interpretation of vacuum solutions of Einstein's equations. Part II. Time-dependent solutions. Gen Relat Gravit 26, 687–729 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02116958
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