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Analytical and Numerical Approaches to Mathematical Relativity pp 117–139Cite as

Elliptic Systems

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Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Physics ((LNP,volume 692))

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In this contribution I will review some basic results on elliptic boundary value problems with applications to General Relativity.

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  1. Max-Planck-Institut für Gravitationsphysik, Am Mühlenberg 1, Golm, 14476, Germany

    Sergio Dain

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  1. Institut für Theoretische Astrophysik, Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 10, Tübingen, 72076, Germany

    Jörg Frauendiener

  2. Fakultät für Physik und Mathematik, Universität Freiburg, Hermann-Herder-Str. 3, Freiburg, 79104, Germany

    Domenico J.W. Giulini

  3. Institut für Theoretische Physik, TU Berlin, Hardenbergstrasse 36, Berlin, 10623, Germany

    Volker Perlick

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Dain, S. (2006). Elliptic Systems. In: Frauendiener, J., Giulini, D.J., Perlick, V. (eds) Analytical and Numerical Approaches to Mathematical Relativity. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 692. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-33484-X_6

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