An explicit determination of the non-self-adjoint wave equations on curved space-time that satisfy Huygens' principle. Part I : Petrov type N background space-times
McLenaghan, R. G. ; Walton, T. F.
Annales de l'I.H.P. Physique théorique, Tome 49 (1988), p. 267-280 / Harvested from Numdam
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McLenaghan, R. G.; Walton, T. F. An explicit determination of the non-self-adjoint wave equations on curved space-time that satisfy Huygens' principle. Part I : Petrov type N background space-times. Annales de l'I.H.P. Physique théorique, Tome 49 (1988) pp. 267-280. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/AIHPA_1988__48_3_267_0/

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