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Einstein equations in the null quasi-spherical gauge

Robert Bartnik

gr-qcarXiv:gr-qc/9611045

Abstract

The structure of the full Einstein equations in a coordinate gauge based on expanding null hypersurfaces foliated by metric 2-spheres is explored. The simple form of the resulting equations has many applications -- in the present paper we describe the structure of timelike boundary conditions; the matching problem across null hypersurfaces; and the propagation of gravitational shocks.

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