An optimal transport formulation of the Einstein equations of general relativity

DOI10.4171/jems/1188arXiv1810.13309MaRDI QIDQ6160161

Andrea Mondino, Stefan Suhr

Publication date: 9 May 2023

Published in: Journal of the European Mathematical Society (JEMS) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.13309

zbMATH Keywords

Ricci curvatureEinstein equationsLorentzian manifoldoptimal transportstrong energy condition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21) Optimal transportation (49Q22)

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