The existence of Newtonian dust caustics

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/15/9/030MaRDI QIDQ4699735zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors D. J. R. Swatton, C. J. Clarke

Publication date 18 November 1999

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/15/9/030

zbMATH Keywords

galaxy formationexistence theorempressureless fluidone-dimensional Newtonian gravityshell crossing singularities of general relativity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Astrophysical cosmology (85A40) Dynamics of a system of particles, including celestial mechanics (70F99)

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