Huygens' Principle for the Non-Self-Adjoint Scalar Wave Equation on Petrov type III Space-Times

2005/04/15 by W. G. Anderson, R. G. McLenaghan, F. D. Sasse
Physics and Astronomy · Mathematics · #math-ph #math.MP #msc:35L15 #msc:83C20 #msc:83C60

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published as Ann. Inst. Henri Poincare (A) Phys. Theorique 70, 259 (1999) · 17 pages

arxiv created 2005/04/15 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01

Abstract

We prove that if the non-self-adjoint scalar wave equation satisfies Huygens' principle on Petrov type III space-times, then it is equivalent to the conformally invariant scalar wave equation.

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