A simple proof of Birkhoff's theorem for cosmological constant

DOI10.1063/1.3503447zbMath1314.83013arXiv0908.4110OpenAlexW2082072849MaRDI QIDQ5254851

Donald M. Witt, Kristin Schleich

Publication date: 10 June 2015

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0908.4110

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20) PDEs in connection with relativity and gravitational theory (35Q75) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Uniqueness problems for PDEs: global uniqueness, local uniqueness, non-uniqueness (35A02)

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