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A geometric perspective on the method of descent

Analysis of PDEs 2018-06-13 v1 Differential Geometry

Abstract

We derive a representation formula for the tensorial wave equation \bgϕI=FI\Box_\bg \phi^I=F^I in globally hyperbolic Lorentzian spacetimes (\M2+1,\bg)(\M^{2+1}, \bg) by giving a geometric formulation of the method of descent which is applicable for any dimension.

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@article{arxiv.1703.06458,
  title  = {A geometric perspective on the method of descent},
  author = {Qian Wang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1703.06458},
  year   = {2018}
}
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