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We prove the past nonlinear stability of the sub-critical Kasner-scalar field solutions to the Einstein-scalar field equations on a truncated cone domain in spacetime dimensions $n\geq4$. Our analysis demonstrates that the perturbed…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2026-02-16 Weihang Zheng

We prove the nonlinear stability in the contracting direction of Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) solutions to the Einstein-scalar field equations in $n\geq 3$ spacetime dimensions that are defined on spacetime manifolds of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-01-17 Florian Beyer , Todd A. Oliynyk

We linearize the Einstein-scalar field equations, expressed relative to constant mean curvature (CMC)-transported spatial coordinates gauge, around members of the well-known family of Kasner solutions on $(0,\infty) \times \mathbb{T}^3$.…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-04-19 Igor Rodnianski , Jared Speck

For $(t,x) \in (0,\infty)\times\mathbb{T}^D$, the generalized Kasner solutions are a family of explicit solutions to various Einstein-matter systems that start out smooth but then develop a Big Bang singularity as $t \downarrow 0$, i.e.,…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-08-15 Grigorios Fournodavlos , Igor Rodnianski , Jared Speck

In this paper, we give a new proof to a past stability result established in Fournodavlos-Rodnianski-Speck (arXiv:2012.05888), for Kasner solutions of the $(3+1)$-dimensional Einstein vacuum equations under polarized $U(1)$-symmetry. Our…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-01-13 Kai Dong

We establish, in spacetime dimensions $n\geq 3$, the nonlinear stability in the contracting direction of Friedmann-Lema\^itre-Robertson-Walker (FLRW) solutions to the Einstein-Euler-scalar field equations with linear equations of state…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-02-17 Florian Beyer , Todd A. Oliynyk

It has been shown that, in spacetime dimensions $n\geq 3$, that the Kasner-scalar field solutions to the Einstein-scalar fields equations with potential $V_0 e^{-s \phi}$, where $s<s_c=\sqrt{\frac{8(n-1)}{n-2}}$ and $V_0\in \mathbb{R}$, are…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-02 Florian Beyer , David Garfinkle , James Isenberg , Todd A. Oliynyk

We prove a localized big bang formation result, which does not require proximity of the initial data to any background solution. Suppose that we are given initial data for the Einstein--nonlinear scalar field equations on an open set $U…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2026-04-03 Andrés Franco-Grisales

We prove a stable singularity formation result for solutions to the Einstein-scalar field and Einstein-stiff fluid systems. Our results apply to small perturbations of the spatially flat FLRW solution with topology $(0,\infty) \times…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2014-07-24 Igor Rodnianski , Jared Speck

In $3+1$ dimensions, we study the stability of Kasner solutions for the Einstein-Maxwell-scalar field-Vlasov system. This system incorporates gravity, electromagnetic, weak and strong interactions for the initial stage of our universe. Due…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-27 Xinliang An , Taoran He , Dawei Shen

We prove the nonlinear stability of the asymptotic behavior of perturbations of subfamilies of Kasner solutions in the contracting time direction within the class of polarised $T^2$-symmetric solutions of the vacuum Einstein equations with…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-05-20 Ellery Ames , Florian Beyer , James Isenberg , Todd Oliynyk

We construct local, in spacetime, singular solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations that exhibit Kasner-like behavior in their past boundary. Our result can be viewed as a localization (in space) of the construction in \cite{FL}. We also…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-12-24 Nikolaos Athanasiou , Grigorios Fournodavlos

We show a stability result for the Schwarzschild singularity (inside the black hole region) for the Einstein vacuum equations. The result is proven in the class of polarized axial symmetry, under perturbations of the Schwarzschild data…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2020-05-07 Spyros Alexakis , Grigorios Fournodavlos

We extend the monumental result of Christodoulou-Klainerman on the global nonlinear stability of the Minkowski spacetime to the global nonlinear stability of a class of large dispersive spacetimes. More precisely, we show that any regular…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-06-29 Jonathan Luk , Sung-Jin Oh

In the mathematical physics literature, there are heuristic arguments, going back three decades, suggesting that for an open set of initially smooth solutions to the Einstein-vacuum equations in high dimensions, stable, approximately…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2018-04-19 Igor Rodnianski , Jared Speck

The non-linear stability of the sub-extremal Schwarzschild-de Sitter spacetime in the stationary region near the conformal boundary is analysed using a technique based on the extended conformal Einstein field equations and a conformal…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-09-01 Marica Minucci , Juan Antonio Valiente Kroon

We give a new proof of the recent result by Fournodavlos-Schlue on the nonlinear stability of the expanding region of Kerr-de Sitter spacetimes as solutions of the Einstein vacuum equations with positive cosmological constant. Our gauge is…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-09-25 Peter Hintz , András Vasy

We study the solutions of the Einstein equations in the presence of a thick infinite slab with constant energy density. When there is an isotropy in the plane of the slab, we find an explicit exact solution that matches with the Rindler and…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-06-08 Alexander Yu. Kamenshchik , Tereza Vardanyan

We prove the stability of de Sitter space-time as a solution to the Einstein-Vlasov system with massless particles. The semi-global stability of Minkowski space-time is also addressed. The proof relies on conformal techniques, namely…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2020-05-18 Jérémie Joudioux , Maximilian Thaller , Juan A. Valiente Kroon

We characterize the local instability of pressureless Friedmann spacetimes to radial perturbation at the Big Bang. The analysis is based on a formulation of the Einstein-Euler equations in self-similar variables $(t,\xi)$, with $\xi=r/t$,…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-10-17 Christopher Alexander , Blake Temple , Zeke Vogler
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