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On emerging scarred surfaces for the Einstein vacuum equations

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2010-02-16 v1 Analysis of PDEs

Abstract

This is a follow up on our previous work in which we have presented a modified, simpler version of the remarkable recent result of Christodoulou on the formation of trapped surfaces. In this paper we prove two related results. First we extend the semi-global existence result, which was at the heart of our previous work, to an optimal range. We then use it to establish the formation of surfaces with multiple pre-scarred angular components.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1002.2656,
  title  = {On emerging scarred surfaces for the Einstein vacuum equations},
  author = {S. Klainerman and I. Rodnianski},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.2656},
  year   = {2010}
}
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