Local foliations and optimal regularity of Einstein spacetimes

DOI10.1016/j.geomphys.2009.04.002zbMath1179.53069arXiv0812.5053MaRDI QIDQ1029484

Bing-Long Chen, Philippe G. LeFloch

Publication date: 10 July 2009

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0812.5053

zbMATH Keywords

Einstein field equations; general relativity; Lorentzian geometry; harmonic coordinates; constant mean curvature foliation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

83C05: Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems)

53C50: Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics

53C12: Foliations (differential geometric aspects)

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