A localized construction of Kasner-like singularities

Summary

The paper discusses the construction of local, singular solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations that exhibit Kasner-like behavior near the singularity. The authors use a first-order symmetric hyperbolic formulation of the Einstein vacuum equations and an iterative procedure to construct an approximate solution.

Highlights

• The authors construct local, singular solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations with Kasner-like behavior near the singularity.
• The solutions are obtained using a first-order symmetric hyperbolic formulation of the Einstein vacuum equations.
• The authors use an iterative procedure to construct an approximate solution.
• The approximate solution is shown to converge to an actual solution of the Einstein vacuum equations.
• The authors prove the uniqueness and smoothness of the solution.
• The results provide a new understanding of the behavior of solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations near singularities.
• The authors' method can be used to study the behavior of solutions to other nonlinear hyperbolic equations.

Key Insights

• The Kasner-like behavior of the solutions near the singularity is characterized by the asymptotic form of the metric, which is given by a power-law expansion in the distance from the singularity.
• The authors' use of a first-order symmetric hyperbolic formulation of the Einstein vacuum equations allows them to avoid the difficulties associated with the usual second-order formulation.
• The iterative procedure used to construct the approximate solution involves solving a sequence of linearized equations, each of which is obtained by linearizing the Einstein vacuum equations around the previous iterate.
• The authors' proof of the uniqueness and smoothness of the solution relies on a combination of energy estimates and Sobolev inequalities.
• The results of the paper provide a new understanding of the behavior of solutions to the Einstein vacuum equations near singularities, and have implications for our understanding of the behavior of matter and energy under extreme conditions.
• The authors' method can be used to study the behavior of solutions to other nonlinear hyperbolic equations, and has the potential to shed new light on a wide range of phenomena in physics and mathematics.
• The paper demonstrates the power of combining analytical and numerical techniques to study complex problems in physics and mathematics.

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Citation

Athanasiou, N., & Fournodavlos, G. (2024). A localized construction of Kasner-like singularities (Version 1). arXiv. https://doi.org/10.48550/ARXIV.2412.16630