Conformally flat initial data for general relativity in Ashtekar’s variables
- 15 January 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D
- Vol. 39 (2) , 670-672
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.39.670
Abstract
Using the technique of the conformal deformation of initial data, we study the problem of mapping flat data onto solutions of Ashtekar’s constraints. The procedure followed is that of York and we show that it is useful even for complex general relativity.Keywords
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