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The gravitational field of a massless point particle is first calculated using the linearized field equations. The result is identical with the exact solution, obtained from the Schwarzschild metric by means of a singular Lorentz transformation. The gravitational field of the particle is nonvanishing only on a plane containing the particle and orthogonal to the direction of motion. On this plane the Riemann tensor has a δ-like singularity and is exactly of Petrov typeN.
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Aichelburg, P.C., Sexl, R.U. On the gravitational field of a massless particle. Gen Relat Gravit 2, 303–312 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00758149
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