Kerr-Schild–Kundt metrics are universal
Date
2017
Authors
Gürses M.
Şişman, T. Ç.
Tekin, B.
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Classical and Quantum Gravity
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0264-9381
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1361-6382
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Institute of Physics Publishing
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34
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7
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English
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We define (non-Einsteinian) universal metrics as the metrics that solve the source-free covariant field equations of generic gravity theories. Here, extending the rather scarce family of universal metrics known in the literature, we show that the Kerr-Schild-Kundt class of metrics are universal. Besides being interesting on their own, these metrics can provide consistent backgrounds for quantum field theory at extremely high energies. © 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd.