2000/05/12 by Robert Beig · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #gr-qc
published as pp.55-69 in Spiros Cotsakis and Gary Gibbons, Eds., "Mathematical and Quantum Aspects of Relativity and Cosmology", Springer Lecture Notes in Physics v.537 · 15 pages, LaTeX, uses Springer cl2emult style
arxiv created 2000/05/12 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
A class of vacuum initial-data sets is described which are based on certain expressions for the extrinsic curvature first studied and employed by Bowen and York. These expressions play a role for the momentum constraint of general relativity which is analogous to the role played by the Coulomb solution for the Gauss-law constraint of electromagnetism.