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The fine structure of Gowdy spacetimes

David Garfinkle 2004 Class. Quantum Grav. 21 S219-S231   doi: 10.1088/0264-9381/21/3/012  Help

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David Garfinkle
Department of Physics, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1, Canada
E-mail: david@physics.uoguelph.ca

Abstract. The 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.

PACS numbers: 04.20.−q, 04.25.Dm, 04.20.Dw

Print publication: Issue 3 (7 February 2004)
Received 22 October 2003
Published 13 January 2004

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