The $1+n$-dimensional Minkowski spacetime $\mathbb{R} \times \mathbb{R}^n$, with the first factor interpreted as time.
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A scalar field on spacetime: a function $\phi : \mathbb{R}^{1+n} \to \mathbb{R}$.
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A spacetime vector field: a function $X$ assigning to each $p \in \mathbb{R}^{1+n}$ a vector $X(p) \in \mathbb{R}^{n+1}$ indexed by spacetime indices.
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The linear wave operator $\square_m \phi = -\partial_t^2 \phi + \sum_{i=1}^n \partial_i^2 \phi$ applied to a scalar field $\phi$ at the point $p$.
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The partial derivative $\partial_\mu \phi(p)$ of a scalar field $\phi$ in the $\mu$-th spacetime direction at $p$. The index $\mu = 0$ corresponds to the time derivative, and $\mu = 1, \dots, n$ correspond to spatial derivatives.
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For a field differentiable at $p$, the coordinate partial derivative $\partial_\mu \phi(p)$ equals the Fréchet derivative applied to the basis direction $e_\mu$.
The energy-momentum tensor of a scalar field $\phi$: $$T_{\mu\nu} \overset{\text{def}}{=} \partial_\mu \phi , \partial_\nu \phi
- \tfrac{1}{2} m_{\mu\nu} (m^{-1})^{\alpha\beta} \partial_\alpha \phi , \partial_\beta \phi.$$ (Definition 1.0.1.)
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The energy density of a scalar field at a spacetime point: $\frac{1}{2}\bigl((\partial_t \phi)^2 + |\nabla_x \phi|^2\bigr)$.
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The energy of $\phi$ on the ball $B_R(x_0)$ at time $t$: $\int_{|x - x_0| \leq R} \tfrac{1}{2}(|\partial_t \phi|^2 + |\nabla_x \phi|^2) \, dx$.
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Lemma 1.0.1 (Dominant Energy Condition for $T_{\mu\nu}$). For any two causal vectors $V, W$ that are both future-directed or both past-directed, $T(V, W) = T_{\alpha\beta} V^\alpha W^\beta \geq 0$.
The divergence $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu}$ of the (twice raised) energy-momentum tensor in the $\nu$-direction.
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The remainder term in the divergence identity for $T^{\mu\nu}$, defined so that $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu}$ equals $(\square_m \phi)(m^{-1})^{\nu\alpha}\partial_\alpha\phi$ plus this remainder.
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Tautological rewriting of $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu}$ as the sum of its principal part
$(\square_m \phi)(m^{-1})^{\nu\alpha}\partial_\alpha\phi$ and the remainder
EMT_remainder.
Symmetry of the inverse Minkowski metric: $(m^{-1})^{\mu\nu} = (m^{-1})^{\nu\mu}$.
Schwarz / Clairaut symmetry of partial derivatives: for $\phi \in C^2$, $\partial_\mu \partial_\beta \phi = \partial_\beta \partial_\mu \phi$.
Leibniz / product rule for the directional partial derivative: $\partial_\mu(f \cdot g) = (\partial_\mu f) \cdot g + f \cdot (\partial_\mu g)$.
Scalar homogeneity of $\partial_\mu$: $\partial_\mu (c \cdot f) = c \cdot \partial_\mu f$.
Linearity of $\partial_\mu$ over a finite sum: $\partial_\mu \bigl(\sum_{i \in s} f_i\bigr) = \sum_{i \in s} \partial_\mu f_i$.
Linearity of $\partial_\mu$ under subtraction: $\partial_\mu(f - g) = \partial_\mu f - \partial_\mu g$.
Product-rule expansion of the partial derivative of the "potential" scalar $(m^{-1})^{\alpha\beta} \partial_\alpha \phi \, \partial_\beta \phi$ appearing inside the energy-momentum tensor.
Explicit expansion of $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu}$ as the sum of the principal $(\square_m \phi)$-term plus three correction terms involving second-order partial derivatives of $\phi$. This is the algebraic preparation step for Lemma 1.0.2.
Rewriting the remainder EMT_remainder as the explicit three-term sum of
second-order derivative quantities, obtained by subtracting the wave-operator term from
divEMT_explicit_expansion.
Combined product-rule expansion: $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu}$ equals the wave-operator term $(\square_m \phi)(m^{-1})^{\nu\alpha}\partial_\alpha\phi$ plus three explicit correction terms.
The three correction terms in the expansion of $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu}$ sum to zero when $\phi \in C^2$. The cancellation uses the symmetry of the inverse Minkowski metric together with the Schwarz / Clairaut symmetry of second partial derivatives.
The remainder term EMT_remainder vanishes for any $C^2$ scalar field, as a consequence
of the Schwarz cancellation of the three correction terms.
Core identity for the divergence of the energy-momentum tensor: $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu} = (\square_m \phi)(m^{-1})^{\nu\alpha}\partial_\alpha\phi$ for any $C^2$ scalar field.
Lemma 1.0.2. Conservation form of the divergence of the energy-momentum tensor: $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu} = (\square_m \phi)(m^{-1})^{\nu\alpha} \partial_\alpha \phi$.
Lemma 1.0.2 (consequence). If $\phi$ solves the wave equation $\square_m \phi = 0$, then the energy-momentum tensor is divergence-free: $\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu} = 0$.
Compact statement of Lemma 1.0.2: the conjunction of the divergence identity and the divergence-free consequence for wave-equation solutions.
The index-lowered components $X_\alpha = m_{\alpha\beta} X^\beta$ of a spacetime vector field.
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Definition 1.0.2 (Compatible current). Given a scalar field $\phi$ and a vector field $X$, the compatible current is the vector field ${}^{(X)} J^\mu \overset{\text{def}}{=} T^{\mu\alpha} X_\alpha$.
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The deformation tensor of a vector field $X$: ${}^{(X)} \pi_{\mu\nu} \overset{\text{def}}{=} \tfrac{1}{2}(\partial_\mu X_\nu + \partial_\nu X_\mu)$.
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The divergence $\partial_\mu({}^{(X)} J^\mu)$ of the compatible current.
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The auxiliary remainder $\partial_\mu({}^{(X)} J^\mu) - T^{\alpha\beta}\, {}^{(X)}\pi_{\alpha\beta}$, which vanishes on solutions of the wave equation (Corollary 1.0.3).
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Tautological rewriting splitting $\partial_\mu({}^{(X)} J^\mu)$ as the remainder
divEMT_contracted_X plus the deformation-tensor contraction $T^{\alpha\beta}\, {}^{(X)}\pi_{\alpha\beta}$.
If $S_{ij}$ is symmetric in $(i, j)$, then contracting it against an arbitrary tensor $F_{ij}$ is the same as contracting it against the symmetrization $\tfrac{1}{2}(F_{ij} + F_{ji})$.
Symmetry of the energy-momentum tensor: $T_{\mu\nu} = T_{\nu\mu}$.
Symmetry of the twice-raised energy-momentum tensor: $T^{\alpha\beta} = T^{\beta\alpha}$.
Product rule for the partial derivative of a finite sum of products: $\partial_\mu \bigl(\sum_i f_i g_i\bigr) = \sum_i \bigl(\partial_\mu f_i\bigr) g_i + f_i \bigl(\partial_\mu g_i\bigr)$.
For a $C^2$ scalar field, the partial derivative $\partial_\nu \phi$ is itself a differentiable function of the spacetime point.
For a $C^2$ scalar field, each component $T_{\gamma\delta}$ of the energy-momentum tensor is differentiable as a function of the spacetime point.
The doubly raised energy-momentum tensor $T^{\mu\alpha}$ is differentiable as a function of the spacetime point, for any $C^2$ scalar field.
If each component of a vector field $X$ is differentiable at $p$, then its index-lowered component $X_\alpha$ is differentiable at $p$.
Product-rule expansion of the divergence of the compatible current: $\partial_\mu({}^{(X)} J^\mu) = (\partial_\mu T^{\mu\alpha}) X_\alpha + T^{\mu\alpha} \partial_\mu X_\alpha$.
The remainder divEMT_contracted_X is exactly the contraction
$(\partial_\mu T^{\mu\alpha}) X_\alpha$ of the divergence of $T^{\mu\nu}$ with the
lowered vector field. Used to relate Corollary 1.0.3 to Lemma 1.0.2.
For a wave-equation solution, the remainder divEMT_contracted_X vanishes, since
$\partial_\mu T^{\mu\nu} = 0$ (Lemma 1.0.2).
Corollary 1.0.3. For a solution $\phi$ of the wave equation, $\partial_\mu({}^{(X)} J^\mu) = T^{\alpha\beta}\, {}^{(X)} \pi_{\alpha\beta}$, where ${}^{(X)}\pi$ is the deformation tensor of $X$.
If $\phi$ solves the wave equation and $X$ is a Killing field (i.e. has vanishing deformation tensor), then the compatible current is divergence-free: $\partial_\mu({}^{(X)} J^\mu) = 0$.
A spacetime domain $\Omega$ is regular if it is open, bounded and has compact closure; the hypotheses needed to state the divergence theorem cleanly.
- isOpen : IsOpen Ω
- isBounded : Bornology.IsBounded Ω
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The outward-pointing unit normal covector $\hat N$ to the boundary of a domain
$\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{1+n}$. Treated as an opaque primitive in this development.
The surface measure on the boundary $\partial\Omega$, defined as the $n$-dimensional Hausdorff measure restricted to the topological frontier of $\Omega$.
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The boundary flux integral $\int_{\partial \Omega} \hat N_\alpha\, {}^{(X)} J^\alpha\, d\sigma$ of the compatible current ${}^{(X)} J$ through $\partial\Omega$.
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Theorem 1.1 (Divergence Theorem). For a solution $\phi$ of the wave equation on a regular domain $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{1+n}$, the boundary flux of the compatible current equals the bulk integral of its divergence: $\int_{\partial\Omega} \hat N_\alpha\, {}^{(X)}J^\alpha\, d\sigma = \int_\Omega \partial_\mu({}^{(X)}J^\mu)\, dt\, d^n x$.
The truncated solid backwards light cone with apex $(R, x_0)$, restricted to the time slab $t_0 \leq t \leq t_1$: $\{(t, x) \mid t_0 \leq t \leq t_1,\ |x - x_0| \leq R - t\}$.
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The constant past-directed timelike Killing vector field $X^\mu = -\delta_0^\mu$.
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The lateral (null) mantle of the truncated backwards cone: $\{(t, x) \mid 0 \leq t \leq t,\ |x - x_0| = R - t\}$.
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The flux of the compatible current associated to the past-timelike Killing field through the lateral mantle of the truncated backwards cone.
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Each squared coordinate is bounded by the squared Euclidean norm: $x_i^2 \leq \sum_j x_j^2$.
For $0 \leq t \leq R$, the truncated backwards cone is bounded in spacetime.
The interior of the truncated backwards cone is a regular domain in the sense of
IsRegularDomain, so the divergence theorem applies.
The lowered components of the past-timelike Killing field are constant in spacetime, so all their partial derivatives vanish.
The past-timelike Killing field has vanishing deformation tensor: ${}^{(X)}\pi_{\mu\nu} = 0$. This justifies calling it a Killing vector field.
On the top face $\{t\} \times B_{R-t}(x_0)$ of the truncated cone, the outward unit normal has time component $\hat N_0 = 1$.
On the top face of the truncated cone, all spatial components $\hat N_i$ of the outward unit normal vanish.
The time component of the compatible current for the past-timelike Killing field equals the energy density: ${}^{(X)} J^0 = \tfrac{1}{2}(|\partial_t \phi|^2 + |\nabla_x \phi|^2)$.
On the top face of the truncated cone, the boundary flux integrand $\hat N_\alpha\, {}^{(X)} J^\alpha$ simplifies to the energy density of $\phi$.
On a fixed time-slice ball $\{t\} \times B_r(x_0)$, integration with respect to the $n$-dimensional Hausdorff measure on spacetime reduces to Lebesgue integration on the spatial ball in $\mathbb{R}^n$.
The boundary flux integral over the top face of the truncated cone equals the energy of $\phi$ on the ball $B_{R-t}(x_0)$ at time $t$.
The boundary flux integral over the base face $\{0\} \times B_R(x_0)$ of the truncated cone equals minus the initial energy $-E[\phi](0)$ (the outward normal is past-pointing on the base).
Restatement of baseFace_flux_computation for use in the energy estimate.
The boundary flux integral over the lateral mantle of the truncated cone is by
definition the mantleFlux.
The boundary $\partial\Omega$ of the truncated backwards cone decomposes into top face, base face, and mantle, and accordingly the boundary flux integral splits as the sum of the three corresponding face integrals.
Combined decomposition of the boundary flux of the past-timelike Killing current over the truncated backwards cone: it equals $E[\phi](t) - E[\phi](0) + F_{\text{mantle}}$.
Symmetry of the Minkowski metric: $m_{\mu\nu} = m_{\nu\mu}$.
The diagonal entries of the Minkowski metric square to $1$: $m_{kk}^2 = (\pm 1)^2 = 1$.
The mantle flux integrand $\hat N_\alpha\, {}^{(X)} J^\alpha$ rewrites as the dominant-energy-condition pairing $T_{\gamma\delta} \hat N^\gamma X^\delta$.
The Minkowski metric vanishes off the diagonal: $m_{\alpha\beta} = 0$ if $\alpha \neq \beta$.
The Minkowski norm-squared is invariant under index raising: $m(N^\sharp, N^\sharp) = m(N, N)$.
On the mantle of the truncated backwards cone, the outward unit normal has positive time component.
The outward unit normal to the mantle of the truncated backwards cone is causal ($m(N, N) \leq 0$), since the mantle is a null hypersurface.
The raised outward normal to the mantle of the backwards cone is past-causal — required for invoking the dominant energy condition on the mantle.
The past-timelike Killing field $X^\mu = -\delta_0^\mu$ is past-causal at every point.
The mantle flux integrand $\hat N_\alpha\, {}^{(X)} J^\alpha$ is pointwise nonnegative, as a direct consequence of the dominant energy condition.
Nonnegativity of the lateral mantle flux: $0 \leq F_{\text{mantle}}$. Follows from pointwise nonnegativity of the integrand via the dominant energy condition.
Cone energy identity: for a $C^2$ solution of the wave equation, $E[\phi](t) - E[\phi](0) + F_{\text{mantle}} = 0$. Combines the divergence theorem with the divergence-freeness of the Killing-current.
Restatement of mantleFlux_dominant_energy: the mantle flux is nonnegative.
Theorem 2.1 (Energy estimates in a cone). For any $C^2$ solution $\phi$ of the wave equation $\square_m \phi = 0$ and $0 \leq t \leq R$, $E[\phi](t) \leq E[\phi](0)$ where the energies are integrated over the cone slices $B_{R-t}(x_0)$ and $B_R(x_0)$ respectively.
For a $C^2$ field, the time-direction partial derivative $s \mapsto \partial_t \phi(s, x_0)$ is itself differentiable in $s$.
For a $C^2$ field, the spatial partial derivative $y \mapsto \partial_i \phi(t_0, y)$ is itself differentiable in $y$.
Linearity of the wave operator under subtraction: $\square_m(\phi_1 - \phi_2) = \square_m \phi_1 - \square_m \phi_2$.
Pointwise formula for the energy density of $\phi_1 - \phi_2$: each derivative of the difference is the difference of the corresponding derivatives.
If two $C^2$ scalar fields have identical initial data on the closed ball $\overline{B_R(x_0)}$, then their spatial partial derivatives agree on that ball (using continuity to extend from the interior to the boundary).
If two $C^2$ scalar fields share the same data $(\phi_i, \partial_t \phi_i)|_{t=0}$ on $\overline{B_R(x_0)}$, then the energy of their difference $\phi_1 - \phi_2$ at $t = 0$ on this ball is zero.
For a $C^2$ scalar field, the energy density restricted to the closed ball $\overline{B_R(x_0)}$ at time $t$ is Lebesgue-integrable on $\mathbb{R}^n$, since the ball is compact and the integrand is continuous.
If a continuous function $f$ is almost-everywhere zero on a set $S$, then it is zero at every interior point of $S$.
If $\phi$ vanishes initially on $\overline{B_R(x_0)}$ and its time-derivative vanishes almost-everywhere on the slice $B_{R-t}(x_0)$ for each $t \in [0, R]$, then $\phi(t, x) = 0$ throughout the backwards cone. The argument uses continuity to upgrade a.e. zero to pointwise zero on the interior, then the fundamental theorem of calculus along $s \mapsto \phi(s, x)$.
Pointwise nonnegativity of the energy density: $0 \leq \tfrac{1}{2}(|\partial_t\phi|^2 + |\nabla_x\phi|^2)$.
If the energy density of $\phi$ vanishes at $(t, x)$, then both the time derivative and all spatial derivatives of $\phi$ vanish at $(t, x)$.
Energy coercivity: if $\phi$ vanishes initially on $\overline{B_R(x_0)}$ and the energy on each cone-slice $B_{R-t}(x_0)$ vanishes for $0 \leq t \leq R$, then $\phi$ vanishes throughout the solid backwards cone $\mathcal{C}_{x_0; R}$.
Restatement of $\square_m$-linearity: $\square_m(\phi_1 - \phi_2) = \square_m \phi_1 - \square_m \phi_2$.
Restatement of same_data_zero_energy: same initial data implies zero initial energy
of the difference.
Nonnegativity of the energy on a ball: $E[\phi](t) = \int_{B_R(x_0)} \tfrac{1}{2}(|\partial_t\phi|^2 + |\nabla\phi|^2)\, dx \geq 0$.
Restatement of energy_coercivity: zero energy on each cone-slice (and vanishing
initial data) implies $\phi \equiv 0$ on the solid backwards cone.
Corollary 2.0.4 (Uniqueness). Two $C^2$ solutions $\phi_1, \phi_2$ to the wave equation with the same initial data $(\phi, \partial_t \phi)|_{t=0}$ on $\overline{B_R(x_0)}$ agree on the solid backwards light cone $\mathcal{C}_{x_0; R} = \{(t, x) \mid 0 \leq t \leq R,\ |x - x_0| \leq R - t\}$.
Definition 3.0.3 (Future development). A future region $\Omega \subset \mathbb{R}^{1+n}$ with $t \geq 0$ is a future development of $S \subset \{t = 0\}$ if any two $C^2$ wave-equation solutions whose initial data agree on $S$ also agree on $\Omega$.
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The past-development variant of IsDevelopment: $\Omega \subset \{t \leq 0\}$ such that
identical initial data on $S$ force agreement throughout $\Omega$.
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Definition 3.0.4 (Maximal future development). The maximal future development of $S$, denoted $\mathcal{D}^+(S)$, is the union of all future developments of $S$.
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The maximal past development of $S$, $\mathcal{D}^-(S)$, defined as the union of all past developments of $S$.
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The (total) maximal development of $S$: $\mathcal{D}^+(S) \cup \mathcal{D}^-(S)$.
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Definition 3.0.5 (Domain of dependence). A set $S \subset \mathbb{R}^{1+n}$ is a domain of dependence for $\Omega$ if any two $C^2$ wave-equation solutions which agree together with all of their first-order partial derivatives on $S$ also agree on $\Omega$.
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Definition 3.0.6 (Range of influence). The range of influence of $S$ is the set of all spacetime points $p$ where some pair of $C^2$ wave-equation solutions, which agree together with their partial derivatives off of $S$, nevertheless disagree at $p$.