Finding Gowdy's "Vacuum Spacetimes" Paper: Help Needed

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The discussion centers around a request for assistance in locating a specific paper on General Relativity by R.H. Gowdy, titled "Vacuum Spacetimes with Two-parameter Spacelike Isometry Groups and Compact Invariant Hypersurfaces: Topologies and Boundary Conditions," published in 1974. The user struggles to find the paper on the author's website and the arXiv repository, expressing frustration with access issues, particularly when using their university network. Respondents emphasize the importance of consulting a librarian for help with research and navigating library resources, suggesting that the paper may not be available on the arXiv despite claims on the author's site. The conversation highlights the challenges of academic research and the value of utilizing library services for accessing scholarly materials.
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Ok, hopefully this is the right place to post about this. I'm writing a project on General Relativity and need access to a specific paper. I'm not very good at finding stuff online or in libraries. The paper is:

Gowdy, R. H.: "Vacuum Spacetimes with Two-parameter Spacelike Isometry Groups and Compact Invariant Hypersurfaces: Topologies and Boundary Conditions," Annals of Physics (N.Y.) 83, pp 203-241, 1974.

I'm on the authors website:

http://www.people.vcu.edu/~rgowdy/gowdy.htm

and as you can see, he claims that it's available here:

http://xxx.lanl.gov/archive/gr-qc

The only problem is, I can't for the life of me find it on that website. Secondly, once I find it, how the hell do I access it, most of them are blocked (even when I'm on my university network). This is the first time I've had to do any proper research for a project which is why I'm so bad at finding this sort of stuff.

Help please!
 
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latentcorpse said:
Ok, hopefully this is the right place to post about this. I'm writing a project on General Relativity and need access to a specific paper. I'm not very good at finding stuff online or in libraries.

Then, go to the library and talk to a librarian about finding stuff on-line and in libraries. This is important; do it!
latentcorpse said:
The paper is:

Gowdy, R. H.: "Vacuum Spacetimes with Two-parameter Spacelike Isometry Groups and Compact Invariant Hypersurfaces: Topologies and Boundary Conditions," Annals of Physics (N.Y.) 83, pp 203-241, 1974.

I'm on the authors website:

http://www.people.vcu.edu/~rgowdy/gowdy.htm

and as you can see, he claims that it's available here:

http://xxx.lanl.gov/archive/gr-qc

The only problem is, I can't for the life of me find it on that website. Secondly, once I find it

I suspect that this paper is not on and the arXiv, and, on his website, the author does not state that it is. Read carefully! Go to the library!
 
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