The general solution to the Einstein equations on a null surface
- 1 April 1993
- journal article
- Published by IOP Publishing in Classical and Quantum Gravity
- Vol. 10 (4) , 773-778
- https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/10/4/012
Abstract
On a null 3-surface, the general solution to the vacuum Einstein equations is found in closed form in terms of free initial data. The solution is valid up to caustics, whose occurrence is determined by a necessary and sufficient condition on the initial data.Keywords
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