Initial data for gravity coupled to scalar, electromagnetic, and Yang-Mills fields

Viqar Husain
Phys. Rev. D 59, 044004 – Published 6 January 1999
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Abstract

We give Ansätze for solving classically the initial value constraints of general relativity minimally coupled to a scalar field, electromagnetism, or Yang-Mills theory. The results include both time-symmetric and asymmetric data. The time-asymmetric examples are used to test Penrose’s cosmic censorship inequality. We find that the inequality can be violated if only the weak energy condition holds.

  • Received 27 May 1998

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevD.59.044004

©1999 American Physical Society

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Viqar Husain*

  • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, 6224 Agricultural Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T1Z1

  • *Email address: husain@physics.ubc.ca

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Vol. 59, Iss. 4 — 15 February 1999

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