Distributional geometry in general relativity

DOI10.1016/j.geomphys.2011.04.018zbMath1242.53098MaRDI QIDQ764525

D. Kharzeev

Publication date: 13 March 2012

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomphys.2011.04.018

zbMATH Keywords

general relativity; cosmic strings; Colombeau algebras; distributional geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

81T30: String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory

53C80: Applications of global differential geometry to the sciences

53C50: Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics

46F99: Distributions, generalized functions, distribution spaces