A timelike extension of fermat's principle in general relativity. Comparisons with the lightlike case
DOI10.1016/S0362-546X(96)00251-9zbMATH Open0886.53034MaRDI QIDQ4374907FDOQ4374907
Authors: Fabio Giannoni 
Publication date: 19 April 1998
Published in: Nonlinear Analysis: Theory, Methods & Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)
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