Abstract
Following the work of Lund and Regge for homogeneous spaces, we construct the action for Regge calculus in its three-plus-one form for general space-times. This is achieved in two ways: a first-order formalism and a second-order formalism. We describe the Regge-calculus analogue of solving the initial-value equations using conformal transformations. The second-order formalism is used to study the time development of two simple model universes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1622-1633 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Physical Review D |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 6 |
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| State | Published - 1986 |