On smoothness of timelike maximal cylinders in three-dimensional vacuum spacetimes

Luc Nguyen; Gang Tian

doi:10.1088/0264-9381/30/16/165010

On smoothness of timelike maximal cylinders in three-dimensional vacuum spacetimes

Luc Nguyen, Gang Tian

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We show that timelike maximal cylinders in ℝ¹⁺² always develop singularities in finite time and that, infinitesimally at a generic singularity, their time slices are evolved by a rigid motion or a self-similar motion. We also prove a mild generalization in other backgrounds.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	165010
Journal	Classical and Quantum Gravity
Volume	30
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/30/16/165010
State	Published - Aug 21 2013

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