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Einstein's equations in Ashtekar's variables constitute a symmetric hyperbolic system

Mirta S. Iriondo, Enzo O. Leguizamón, Oscar A. Reula

gr-qcarXiv:gr-qc/9710004

Abstract

We show that the 3+1 vacuum Einstein field equations in Ashtekar's variables constitutes a first order symmetric hyperbolic system for arbitrary but fixed lapse and shift fields, by suitable adding to the system terms proportional to the constraint equations.

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