Melvin universe as a limit of the C-metric
Abstract
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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.
5 pages, no figures [v2: two references added]
5 pages, no figures [v2: two references added]