On the global initial value problem and the issue of singularities

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 16, Issue 12 A, 1999, Pages

  Christodoulou, Demetrios ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033249471     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/16/12A/302     Document Type: Article

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