On the Raychaudhuri equation

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George F R Ellis1¹ 

[1] Mathematics Department, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa$$

关键词: General relativity;    singularity;    cosmology.;   

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学科分类：物理（综合）

来源: Indian Academy of Sciences

【 摘 要 】

The Raychaudhuri equation is central to the understanding of gravitational attraction in astrophysics and cosmology, and in particular underlies the famous singularity theorems of general relativity theory. This paper reviews the derivation of the equation, and its significance in cosmology.

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