Generalised hyperbolicity in space-times with conical singularities
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-10-31 v1
Abstract
It is shown that the space-time with a conical singularity, which describes a thin cosmic string, is hyperbolic in the sense that a unique H^1 solution exists to the initial value problem for the wave equation with a certain class of initial data.
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0001079,
title = {Generalised hyperbolicity in space-times with conical singularities},
author = {J. P. Wilson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0001079},
year = {2009}
}
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8 pages AmSTeX, 1 figure