ON THE RESTRICTED VALIDITY OF THE THIN SANDWICH CONJECTURE

Authors
BARTNIK R FODOR G
Citation
R. Bartnik et G. Fodor, ON THE RESTRICTED VALIDITY OF THE THIN SANDWICH CONJECTURE, Physical review. D. Particles and fields, 48(8), 1993, pp. 3596-3599
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Particles & Fields
Journal title
Physical review. D. Particles and fields → ACNP
ISSN journal
05562821
Volume
48
Issue
8
Year of publication
1993
Pages
3596 - 3599
Database
ISI
SICI code
0556-2821(1993)48:8<3596:OTRVOT>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
We prove that the thin sandwich conjecture in general relativity is va lid, provided that the data (g(ab),g(ab)) satisfy certain geometric co nditions. These conditions define an open set in the class of possible data, but are not generically satisfied. The implications for the ''s uperspace'' picture of the Einstein evolution equations are discussed.