Title | Einstein constraint equations on Riemannian manifolds |
Publication Type | Book Chapter |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Ngô, QAnh |
Book Title | Geometric Analysis Around Scalar Curvatures |
Series Title | Lecture Notes Series, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore |
Chapter | 3 |
Series Volume | 31 |
Pagination | 119-210 |
Publisher | World Scientific |
ISBN Number | 978-981-3100-54-1 |
ISBN | 978-981-3100-54-1 |
Abstract | Starting from the Einstein equation in general relativity, we carefully derive the Einstein constraint equations which specify initial data for the Cauchy problem for the Einstein equation. Then, we show how to use the conformal method to study these constraint equations. |
URL | http://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789813100558_0003 |
DOI | 10.1142/9789813100558_0003 |