Proof of the Thin Sandwich Conjecture

Abstract

We prove that the Thin Sandwich Conjecture in general relativity is valid, provided that the data $(g_{ab},{\dot{g}}_{ab})$ satisfy certain geometric conditions. These conditions define an open set in the class of possible data, but are not generically satisfied. The implications for the ``superspace'' picture of the Einstein evolution equations are discussed.

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