On local and global aspects of the Cauchy problem in general relativity

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages

  Klainerman, Sergiu ^b   Nicolò, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033460737     PISSN: 02649381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0264-9381/16/8/201     Document Type: Review

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