List of main publications
The two-component neutrino field in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths and R. A. Newing,
J. Phys. A, 3, 136-149, (1970).
Tetrad equations for the two-component neutrino field in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths and R. A. Newing,
J. Phys. A, 3, 269-273, (1970).
Geometrical aspects of the two-component neutrino field in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths and R. A. Newing,
J. Phys. A, 4, 208-213, (1971).
Neutrino radiation fields in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths and R. A. Newing,
J. Phys. A, 4, 306-308, (1971).
A note on neutrino-gravitational fields with positive energy density.
J. B. Griffiths and R. A. Newing,
J. Phys. A, 4, L81-L82, (1971).
Some physical properties of neutrino-gravitational fields.
J. B. Griffiths,
Int. J. Theoret. Phys., 5, 141-150, (1972).
A contribution to the Rainich theory of the neutrino field.
J. B. Griffiths and R. A. Newing,
Int. J. Theoret. Phys., 5, 421-427, (1972).
Gravitational radiation and neutrinos.
J. B. Griffiths,
Commun. Math. Phys., 28, 295-299, (1972).
Neutrino radiation in spherically-symmetric gravitational fields I.
J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 4, 361-370, (1973).
Neutrino radiation in spherically-symmetric gravitational fields II.
J. B. Griffiths and R. A. Newing,
Gen. Rel.Grav., 5, 345-352, (1974).
Neutrino radiation in spherically-symmetric gravitational fields III.
J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 5, 453-458, (1974).
A contribution to the Rainich theory of the neutrino field II.
J. B. Griffiths,
Int. J. Theoret. Phys., 9, 253-261, (1974).
On the superposition of gravitational waves.
J. B. Griffiths,
Math. Proc. Camb. Phil. Soc., 77, 559-565, (1975).
On the superposition of electromagnetic waves in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths,
Int. J. Theoret. Phys., 13, 9-15, (1975).
Colliding gravitational and electromagnetic waves.
J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Lett. A, 54, 269-270, (1975).
Colliding neutrino fields in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths,
J. Phys. A, 9, 45-51, (1976).
Interacting electromagnetic waves in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths,
J. Phys. A, 9, 1273-1279, (1976).
The collision of plane waves in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths,
Ann. Physics, 102, 388-404, (1976).
Interacting electromagnetic waves in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths,
Int. J. Theoret. Phys., 15, 529-540, (1976).
On the propagation of photons and neutrinos in curved space-time.
J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 8, 365-370, (1977).
On Dirac fields in a curved space-time.
J. B. Griffiths,
J. Phys. A, 12, 2429-2435, (1979).
Ghost neutrinos in Einstein-Cartan theory.
J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Lett. A, 75, 441-442, (1980).
A problem with classical neutrino fields in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths,
Nukleonika, 25, 1415-1423, (1980).
A Newman-Penrose-type formalism for space-times with torsion.
S. Jogia and J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 12, 597-617, (1980).
Neutrino fields in Einstein-Cartan theory.
J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 13, 227-237, (1981).
A spin coefficient approach to Weyssenhoff fluids in Einstein-Cartan theory.
J. B. Griffiths and S. Jogia,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 14, 137-149, (1982).
Colliding plane gravitational and electromagnetic waves.
J. B. Griffiths,
J. Phys. A, 16, 1175-1180, (1983).
Algebraically special, nonaligned, non-null Einstein-Maxwell fields.
J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 18, 389-393, (1986).
Colliding plane gravitational waves.
J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 4, 957-966, (1987).
On neutrino fields in Einstein-Cartan theory.
P. Singh and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Lett. A, 132, 88-90, (1988).
The application of spin coefficient techniques in the vacuum quadratic
Poincaré gauge field theory.
P. Singh and J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 22, 269-287, (1990).
Colliding plane gravito-electromagnetic waves.
J. B. Griffiths,
Int. J. Theoret. Phys., 29, 173-181, (1990).
A new class of exact solutions of the vacuum quadratic Poincaré gauge
field theory.
P. Singh and J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 22, 947-956, (1990).
On the uniqueness problem for colliding plane waves.
J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 8, L7-L9, (1991).
Colliding plane wave spacetimes.
J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 9, 207-215, (1992).
Colliding plane gravitational waves with colinear polarization.
J. B. Griffiths, C. A. Hoenselaers and P. C. Ashby,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 25, 189-196, (1993).
On stiff fluids and colliding plane gravitational waves coupled with fluid motions.
J. B. Griffiths and P. C. Ashby,
Phys. Lett. A, 184, 12-16, (1993).
On the propagation of a gravitational wave in a stiff perfect fluid.
J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 10, 975-983, (1993).
The collision of gravitational waves in a stiff perfect fluid.
J. B. Griffiths,
J. Math. Phys., 34, 4064-4069, (1993).
Scattering and collision of gravitational waves in Friedmann-Robertson-Walker open universes.
J. Bicák and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Rev. D, 49, 900-906, (1994).
Physical interpretation of vacuum solutions of Einstein's equations. Part II.
Time-dependent solutions.
W. B. Bonnor, J. B. Griffiths and M. A. H. MacCallum,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 26, 687-729, (1994).
Colliding gravitational waves in a closed Friedmann-Robertson-Walker background.
A. Feinstein and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 11, L109-L113, (1994).
A class of plane symmetric dust solutions.
J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 27, 905-911, (1995).
Propagation and interaction of gravitational waves in some expanding backgrounds.
G. A. Alekseev and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Rev. D, 52, 4497-4502, (1995).
Singularity-free stiff fluid cosmologies.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Bicák,
Class. Quantum Grav., 12, L81-L83, (1995).
Gravitational waves with spherical wavefronts.
G. A. Alekseev and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 13, L13-L18, (1996).
Perfect fluid space-times with a two-dimensional orthogonally transitive group of
homothetic motions.
Ch. Kolassis and J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 28, 805-832, (1996).
Exact solutions for gravitational waves with cylindrical, spherical and toroidal wavefronts.
G. A. Alekseev and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 13, 2191-2209, (1996).
Gravitational waves propagating in Friedmann-Robertson-Walker universes.
J. Bicák and J. B. Griffiths,
Ann. Phys., 252, 180-210, (1996).
(gr-qc/9610041)
The Weber-Wheeler-Bonnor pulse and phase shifts in gravitational soliton interactions.
J. B. Griffiths and S. Miccichè,
Phys. Lett. A, 233, 37-42, (1997).
Impulsive gravitational waves generated by null
particles in de Sitter and anti-de Sitter backgrounds.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Rev. D, 56, 4756-4767, (1997).
Gravitational waves with distinct wavefronts.
G. A. Alekseev and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 14, 2869-2880, (1997).
(gr-qc/9707049)
Null multipole particles as sources of pp-waves.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Podolský,
Phys. Lett. A, 236, 8-10, (1997).
Some unpolarized Gowdy cosmologies and noncolinear colliding plane wave space-times.
J. B. Griffiths and G. A. Alekseev,
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D, 7, 237-247, (1998).
Impulsive waves in de Sitter and anti-de Sitter
space-times generated by null particles with an arbitrary multipole structure.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 15, 453-463, (1998).
(gr-qc/9710049)
Boosted static multipole particles as sources of impulsive gravitational waves.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Rev. D, 58, 124024, (1998).
(gr-qc/9809003)
Interpreting a conformally flat pure radiation space-time.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Podolský,
Class. Quantum Grav., 15, 3863-3871, (1998).
(gr-qc/9808061)
The extensions of gravitational soliton solutions with real poles.
J. B. Griffiths and S. Miccichè,
Gen. Rel. Grav., 31, 869-887, (1999).
(gr-qc/9811002)
Null particle solutions in three-dimensional (anti-) de Sitter spaces.
Rong-Gen Cai and J. B. Griffiths,
J. Math. Phys., 40, 3465-3475, (1999).
(gr-qc/9905011)
Expanding impulsive gravitational waves.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 16, 2937-2946, (1999).
(gr-qc/9907022)
Nonexpanding impulsive gravitational waves with an arbitrary cosmological constant.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Lett. A, 261, 1-4, (1999).
(gr-qc/9908008)
Soliton solutions with real poles in the Alekseev formulation of the inverse-scattering method.
S. Miccichè and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav., 17, 1-9, (2000).
(gr-qc/9909074)
Exact solutions for impulsive gravitational waves.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Podolský,
Annalen der Physik, 9, SI 59-62, (2000).
The collision and snapping of cosmic strings generating spherical impulsive gravitational waves.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
17, 1401-1413, (2000).
(gr-qc/0001049)
Infinite hierarchies of exact solutions of the Einstein and Einstein-Maxwell equations for
interacting waves and inhomogeneous cosmologies.
G. A. Alekseev and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Rev. Lett.,
84, 5247-5250, (2000).
(gr-qc/0004034)
Null limits of generalised Bonnor-Swaminarayan solutions.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav.,
33, 37-57, (2001).
(gr-qc/0006092)
Null limits of the C-metric.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav.,
33, 59-64, (2001).
(gr-qc/0006093)
Uniformly accelerating black holes in a de Sitter universe.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Rev. D,
63, 024006, 1-6, (2001).
(gr-qc/0010109)
Solving the characteristic initial value problem for colliding plane gravitational
and electromagnetic waves.
G. A. Alekseev and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Rev. Lett.,
87, 221101, (2001).
(gr-qc/0105029)
A disintegrating cosmic string.
J. B. Griffiths and P. Docherty,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
19, L109-112, (2002).
(gr-qc/0204085)
The characteristic initial value problem for colliding plane waves: The linear case.
J. B. Griffiths and M. Santano-Roco,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
19, 4273-4286, (2002).
(gr-qc/0206075)
An interpretation of Robinson-Trautman type N solutions.
J. B. Griffiths, J. Podolský and P. Docherty,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
19, 4649-4662, (2002).
(gr-qc/0208022)
Generalized Kundt waves and their physical interpretation.
J. B. Griffiths, P. Docherty, and J. Podolský,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
21, 207-222, (2004).
(gr-qc/0310083)
A snapping cosmic string in a de Sitter or anti-de Sitter universe.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
21, 2537-2547, (2004).
(gr-qc/0403089)
Collision of plane gravitational and electromagnetic waves in a Minkowski
background: solution of the characteristic initial value problem.
G. A. Alekseev and J. B. Griffiths,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
21, 5623-5654, (2004).
(gr-qc/0410047)
The stability of Killing-Cauchy horizons in colliding plane wave space-times.
J. B. Griffiths,
Gen. Rel. Grav.,
37, 1119-1128, (2005).
(gr-qc/0501010)
Accelerating and rotating black holes.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Podolský,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
22, 3467-3479, (2005).
(gr-qc/0507021)
Global aspects of accelerating and rotating black hole space-times.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Podolský,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
23, 555-568, (2006).
(gr-qc/0511122)
A new look at the Plebanski-Demianski family of solutions.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Podolský,
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D, 15, 335-369, (2006).
(gr-qc/0511091)
Accelerating Kerr-Newman black holes in (anti-) de Sitter space-time.
J. Podolský and J. B. Griffiths,
Phys. Rev. D,
73, 044018, 1-5, (2006).
(gr-qc/0601130)
Interpreting the C-metric.
J. B. Griffiths, P. Krtous and J. Podolský,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
23, 6745-6766, (2006).
(pdf version with high-resolution figures)
(gr-qc/0609056)
The C-metric as a colliding plane wave space-time.
J. B. Griffiths and R. G. Halburd,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
24, 1049-1054, (2007).
(gr-qc/0701061)
On the parameters of the Kerr-NUT-(anti-)de Sitter space-time.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Podolský,
Class. Quantum Grav.,
24, 1687-1689, (2007).
(gr-qc/0702042)
The rotation and translation of cylinders in general relativity.
J. B. Griffiths and N. O. Santos,
Int. J. Mod. Phys. D, 19, 79-84, (2010).
A rotating cylinder in an asymptotically locally anti-de Sitter background.
J. B. Griffiths and N. O. Santos,
Class. Quantum Grav., 27, 125004, (2010).
(arXiv:1003.3623)
The Linet-Tian solution with a positive cosmological constant in four and higher dimensions.
J. B. Griffiths and J. Podolský,
Phys. Rev. D, 81, 064015, (2010).
(arXiv:1002.4115)