F. I. COOPERSTOCK
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, P. O. Box 3055, Victoria, B. C. V8W 3P6, Canada
V. FARAONI
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, P. O. Box 3055, Victoria, B. C. V8W 3P6, Canada
G. P. PERRY
Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Victoria, P. O. Box 3055, Victoria, B. C. V8W 3P6, Canada

Received 9 November 1994

It is shown that no spherically symmetric gravitational geon composed of small amplitude gravitational waves can be in consistent with general relativity. The necessity for high frequency gravitational waves in turn prevents their confinement. This suggests that no gravitational geon can exist.

PACS numbers: 0420, 0430, 0490