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Oliver Petersen: The ADM equations in general relativity

Time: Tue 2022-12-06 10.15 - 11.15

Location: 3418, Lindstedtsvägen 25

Language: English

Participating: Oliver Petersen, KTH

The purpose of this talk is to review the ADM formulation of Einstein's equations in general relativity and discuss its relation to the following topics:

  1. Globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
  2. Mean curvature flow of spacelike hypersurfaces.
  3. Inverse mean curvature flow of spacelike hypersurfaces.
  4. Gravitational waves.