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

[latentcorpse]

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!

 

[George Jones]

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!

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!

 

[charng]

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out for help with finding Gowdy's "Vacuum Spacetimes" paper. As a fellow scientist, I completely understand the struggle of finding specific research papers. I will do my best to assist you in this matter.

First, I suggest using a search engine specific to academic articles, such as Google Scholar or SciHub. These search engines often have a larger database of research papers and may be able to locate the paper you are looking for.

Secondly, if you are unable to access the paper through the author's website or through a search engine, I recommend reaching out to your university's library. They may have access to the paper through their database or may be able to obtain a copy for you through interlibrary loan.

If none of these options work, you can also try reaching out to the author directly. Many researchers are happy to share their work with others who are interested in their research.

I hope this helps and good luck with your project! Don't hesitate to reach out again if you need further assistance.