On Ricci coefficients of null hypersurfaces with time foliation in Einstein vacuum space-time. I (Q1942220): Difference between revisions

Recently, \textit{Q. Wang} [Commun. Pure Appl. Math. 65, No. 1, 21--76 (2012; Zbl 1248.83009)] improved the breakdown criteria for the existence of a solution of the vacuum Einstein equations in constant mean curvature (CMC) gauge. The improved criteria require the uniform estimates for the \(\Sigma_t\) foliation and for the null connection coefficients related to the null cones. The main objective of this paper is to control the geometry of null cones with time foliation in Einstein vacuum spacetime under the assumptions of small curvature flux and a weak condition on the deformation tensor for the future directed unit normal \(\mathbf{T}\) to each leaf. The author establish a series of estimates on Ricci coefficients, which play a crucial role to prove the improved breakdown criterion which is mentioned above.