Null surfaces formulation in three dimensions

DOI10.1063/1.533422zbMath0977.83061arXivgr-qc/0005120OpenAlexW1998850147MaRDI QIDQ2738128

Mirta S. Iriondo, Diego M. Forni, Carlos N. Kozameh

Publication date: 30 August 2001

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0005120

zbMATH Keywords

2+1 dimensional gravitynull surface formulation of general relativity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Analogues of general relativity in lower dimensions (83C80)

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