David Garfinkle 2004 Class. Quantum Grav. 21 S219 doi:10.1088/0264-9381/21/3/012
David Garfinkle
Show affiliationsThe approach to the singularity in Gowdy spacetimes consists of velocity term dominated behaviour, except at a set of isolated points. At and near these points, spiky features grow. This paper reviews what is known about these spikes.
04.20.Dw Singularities and cosmic censorship
02.60.-x Numerical approximation and analysis
04.25.-g Approximation methods; equations of motion
04.20.Gz Spacetime topology, causal structure, spinor structure
83C75 Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc.
74G10 Analytic approximation of solutions (perturbation methods, asymptotic methods, series, etc.)
Issue 3 (7 February 2004)
Received 22 October 2003
Published 13 January 2004
David Garfinkle 2004 Class. Quantum Grav. 21 S219
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