Hamiltonian general relativity and the Belinskii–Khalatnikov–Lifshitz conjecture

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/26/5/052001MaRDI QIDQ3616397zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Abhay Ashtekar, Adam Henderson, David Sloan

Publication date 25 March 2009

Published in Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0811.4160

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Approximation procedures, weak fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C25) Quantization of the gravitational field (83C45) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75)

Abstract: The Belinkskii, Khalatnikov and Lifshitz conjecture says that as one approaches space-like singularities in general relativity, 'time derivatives dominate over spatial derivatives' so that the dynamics at any spatial point is well captured by an ordinary differential equation. By now considerable evidence has accumulated in favor of these ideas. Starting with a Hamiltonian framework, we provide a formulation of this conjecture in terms of variables that are tailored to non-perturbative quantization. Our formulation serves as a first step in the analysis of the fate of generic space-like singularities in loop quantum gravity.

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