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The seed-to-solution method for the Einstein constraints and the asymptotic localization problem

Philippe G. LeFloch·The-Cang Nguyen
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We establish the existence of a class of asymptotically Euclidean solutions to Einstein's constraint equations, whose asymptotic behavior at infinity is arbitrarily prescribed. The proposed seed-to-solution method relies on iterations based on the linearized Einstein operator and its dual. It generates a Riemannian manifold (with finitely many asymptotically Euclidean ends) from any seed data set consisting of (1): a Riemannian metric and a symmetric two-tensor and (2): a (density) field and a (momentum) vector field representing the matter content. We distinguish between tame and strongly tame seed data sets, depending whether the data provides a rough or an accurate asymptotic Ansatz at infinity. We encompass classes of metrics and matter fields with low decay (with infinite ADM mass) or strong decay (with Schwarzschild behavior). Our analysis is motivated by Carlotto and Schoen's pioneering work on the localization problem for Einstein's vacuum equations. Dealing with metrics with very low decay and establishing estimates beyond harmonic decay require significantly new arguments. We analyze the nonlinear coupling between the Hamiltonian and momentum constraints. By establishing elliptic estimates for the linearized Einstein operator, we uncover the notion of mass-momentum correctors which is related to the ADM mass of the manifold. We derive precise estimates for the difference between the seed data and the actual solution, a result that should be of interest for future numerical investigation. Furthermore, we introduce here and study the asymptotic localization problem in which we replace Carlotto-Schoen's exact localization requirement by an asymptotic condition at a super-harmonic rate. With a suitably constructed, parametrized family of seed data, we solve this problem by exhibiting mass-momentum correctors with harmonic decay.

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Philippe G. LeFloch, The-Cang Nguyen. 2019-03-01. The seed-to-solution method for the Einstein constraints and the asymptotic localization problem. https://arxiv.org/abs/1903.00243

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