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Characteristic Hypersurfaces in a Relativistic Superfluid Theory

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By discussing the Cauchy problem, we determine the covariant equation of the characteristic hypersurfaces in a relativistic superfluid theory.

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  1. Laboratoire de Mathématiques et Physique Théorique, CNRS/UPRES-A 6083, Université François Rabelais, Parc de Grandmont, 37200, Tours, France

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Linet, B. Characteristic Hypersurfaces in a Relativistic Superfluid Theory. Letters in Mathematical Physics 48, 235–241 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007517713069

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