Classical and quantum implications of the causality structure of two-dimensional space–times with degenerate metrics

DOI10.1063/1.531755zbMath0863.53067arXivgr-qc/9606065MaRDI QIDQ5284672

Jonathan Gratus, Robin W. Tucker

Publication date: 28 May 1997

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

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9606065

zbMATH Keywords

Laplace equation; signature change; two-dimensional spacetime; domain of dependence

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

35R25: Ill-posed problems for PDEs

53Z05: Applications of differential geometry to physics

35J05: Laplace operator, Helmholtz equation (reduced wave equation), Poisson equation

83C75: Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc.

35Q75: PDEs in connection with relativity and gravitational theory

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