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Melvin universe as a limit of the C-metric

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It is demonstrated that the Melvin universe representing the spacetime with a strong ‘homogeneous’ electric field can by obtained from the spacetime of two accelerated charged black holes by a suitable limiting procedure. The behavior of various invariantly defined geometrical quantities in this limit is also studied.

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  1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, V Holešovičkách 2, 180 00, Prague 8, Czech Republic

    Lenka Havrdová & Pavel Krtouš

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Havrdová, L., Krtouš, P. Melvin universe as a limit of the C-metric. Gen Relativ Gravit 39, 291–296 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10714-006-0381-3

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