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Carminati, J.; McLenaghan, R. G.

An explicit determination of the space-times on which the conformally invariant scalar wave equation satisfies Huygens’ principle. II: Petrov type D space-times. (English) Zbl 0694.35074

Ann. Inst. Henri Poincaré, Phys. Théor. 47, 337-354 (1987).
Summary: It is shown that there exist no Petrov type D space-times on which the conformally invariant scalar wave equation satisfies Huygens’ principle. Some related results concerning Maxwell’s equations and Weyl’s neutrino equation are also given.

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MSC:

35K10 Second-order parabolic equations
83C99 General relativity

Keywords:

Petrov type D space-times; Huygens’ principle

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\textit{J. Carminati} and \textit{R. G. McLenaghan}, Ann. Inst. Henri Poincaré, Phys. Théor. 47, 337--354 (1987; Zbl 0694.35074)
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