Linearized fields for causal variational principles: existence theory and causal structure

DOI10.4310/MAA.2020.V27.N1.A1zbMATH Open1451.35005arXiv1811.10587WikidataQ125994191 ScholiaQ125994191MaRDI QIDQ2201515FDOQ2201515

Authors: Claudio Dappiaggi, Felix Finster 

Publication date: 29 September 2020

Published in: Methods and Applications of Analysis (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The existence theory for solutions of the linearized field equations for causal variational principles is developed. We begin by studying the Cauchy problem locally in lens-shaped regions, defined as subsets of space-time which admit foliations by surface layers satisfying hyperbolicity conditions. We prove existence of weak solutions and show uniqueness up to vectors in the orthogonal complement of the jets used for testing. The connection between weak and strong solutions is analyzed. Global solutions are constructed by exhausting space-time by lens-shaped regions. We construct advanced and retarded Green's operators and study their properties.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1811.10587

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zbMATH Keywords

causal fermion systemsGreen's operatorslens-shaped regions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Variational problems in a geometric measure-theoretic setting (49Q20) Strong solutions to PDEs (35D35) Variational methods applied to PDEs (35A15) Critical points of functionals in context of PDEs (e.g., energy functionals) (35B38) Weak solutions to PDEs (35D30) Initial value problems for second-order hyperbolic equations (35L15) Variational principles of physics (49S05)

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