Geometric optics approximation for the Einstein vacuum equations

DOI10.1007/S00220-023-04790-XarXiv2206.12318OpenAlexW4383499304MaRDI QIDQ6135943FDOQ6135943

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Publication date: 28 August 2023

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

Abstract: We show the stability of the geometric optics approximation in general relativity by constructing a family $(g_{l}ambda{)}_{lambdain(0,1]}$ of high-frequency metrics solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations in 3+1 dimensions without any symmetry assumptions. In the limit $lambdao0$ this family approaches a fixed background $g_0$ solution of the Einstein-null dust system, illustrating the backreaction phenomenon. We introduce a precise second order high-frequency ansatz and identify a generalised wave gauge as well as polarization conditions at each order. The validity of our ansatz is ensured by a weak polarized null condition satisfied by the quadratic non-linearity in the Ricci tensor. The Einstein vacuum equations for $g_{l}ambda$ are recast as a hierarchy of transport and wave equations, and their coupling induces a loss of derivatives. In order to solve it, we take advantage of a null foliation associated to $g_0$ as well as a Fourier cut-off adapted to our ansatz. The construction of high-frequency initial data solving the constraint equations is the content of our companion paper cite{Touati2023a}.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2206.12318

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Partial differential equations of mathematical physics and other areas of application (35Qxx) Hyperbolic equations and hyperbolic systems (35Lxx) General relativity (83Cxx)

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