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These are classified into Class II conditions, which change evolution equations into constraint equations, and Class I and III conditions, which do not doso-rather they add a new constraint, leaving the propagation equations unchanged in form. Class I conditions are imposed on terms in the constraint equations, while Class II and III conditions are imposed on terms in the evolution equations. In the Class I case it is shown that for irrotational dust space times the divergence-free magnetic Weyl tensor and the divergence-free electric Weyl tensor (necessary conditions for gravity waves interacting with matter), both imply integrability conditions in the exact non-linear case. The integrability conditions for the divergence-free magnetic Weyl tensor are identically satisfied in the linearized perturbation case, but are non-trivial in the exact non-linear case. This leads to a linearization instability in these models. The integrability conditions for the divergence-free electric Weyltensor are non-trivial in both the linear and non-linear cases. The Class II case focuses on irrotational silent cosmological dust models characterized by vanishing magnetic Weyl tensor and vanishing electric Weyl tensor. In both these models there exist a series of integrability conditions that need to be satisfied. Integrability conditions for the zero magnetic Weyl tensor condition hold identically for linearized case, but are non-trivial in the exact non-linear case. Thus there is also a linearization instability. The zero electric Weyl tensor condition leads to a chain of non-trivial integrability conditions in both the linear and non-linear cases. Because of the complexity of the integrability conditions, it is highly unlikely that there is a large class of models in both the silent zero magnetic Weyl tensor case and the silent zero electric Weyl tensor case.","abstract_html":"This thesis examines consistency conditions for fluid solutions of the field equations of general relativity. The exact non-linear dynamic equations for a generic irrotational dust spacetime are consistent. To analyse conditions characterizing pure gravity waves, linearization instability in general relativity and consistency of the so-called "silent universes", further exact conditions are imposed locally on irrotational dust. These are classified into Class II conditions, which change evolution equations into constraint equations, and Class I and III conditions, which do not doso-rather they add a new constraint, leaving the propagation equations unchanged in form. Class I conditions are imposed on terms in the constraint equations, while Class II and III conditions are imposed on terms in the evolution equations. In the Class I case it is shown that for irrotational dust space times the divergence-free magnetic Weyl tensor and the divergence-free electric Weyl tensor (necessary conditions for gravity waves interacting with matter), both imply integrability conditions in the exact non-linear case. The integrability conditions for the divergence-free magnetic Weyl tensor are identically satisfied in the linearized perturbation case, but are non-trivial in the exact non-linear case. This leads to a linearization instability in these models. The integrability conditions for the divergence-free electric Weyltensor are non-trivial in both the linear and non-linear cases. The Class II case focuses on irrotational silent cosmological dust models characterized by vanishing magnetic Weyl tensor and vanishing electric Weyl tensor. In both these models there exist a series of integrability conditions that need to be satisfied. Integrability conditions for the zero magnetic Weyl tensor condition hold identically for linearized case, but are non-trivial in the exact non-linear case. Thus there is also a linearization instability. The zero electric Weyl tensor condition leads to a chain of non-trivial integrability conditions in both the linear and non-linear cases. Because of the complexity of the integrability conditions, it is highly unlikely that there is a large class of models in both the silent zero magnetic Weyl tensor case and the silent zero electric Weyl tensor case.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Lesame, William Mphepeng"],"institution":"Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics","degree_name":null,"degree_level":null,"degree_discipline":null,"degree_department":null,"school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":["Ellis, George F R"],"committee_chairs":[],"committee_members":[],"year":1998,"date_issued":"1998","date_published":"1998","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:23:26Z","subjects":[],"languages":["eng"],"rights":[],"rights_urls":[],"identifier_entries":[]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21328","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.advisor","label":"Advisor","values":["Ellis, George F R"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Lesame, William Mphepeng"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2016-08-18T13:51:02Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2016-08-18T13:51:02Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["1998"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.department","label":"Dc Publisher Department","values":["Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics"]},{"key":"dc:publisher.institution","label":"Dc Publisher Institution","values":["University of Cape Town"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Doctoral Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationlevel","label":"Dc Type Qualificationlevel","values":["Doctoral"]},{"key":"dc:type.qualificationname","label":"Dc Type Qualificationname","values":["PhD"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:language.iso","label":"Language (ISO)","values":["eng"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/11427/21328"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description","label":"Description","values":["Bibliography: pages 139-145."]},{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["This thesis examines consistency conditions for fluid solutions of the field equations of general relativity. 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Integrability conditions for the zero magnetic Weyl tensor condition hold identically for linearized case, but are non-trivial in the exact non-linear case. Thus there is also a linearization instability. The zero electric Weyl tensor condition leads to a chain of non-trivial integrability conditions in both the linear and non-linear cases. 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The integrability conditions for the divergence-free magnetic Weyl tensor are identically satisfied in the linearized perturbation case, but are non-trivial in the exact non-linear case. This leads to a linearization instability in these models. The integrability conditions for the divergence-free electric Weyltensor are non-trivial in both the linear and non-linear cases. The Class II case focuses on irrotational silent cosmological dust models characterized by vanishing magnetic Weyl tensor and vanishing electric Weyl tensor. In both these models there exist a series of integrability conditions that need to be satisfied. Integrability conditions for the zero magnetic Weyl tensor condition hold identically for linearized case, but are non-trivial in the exact non-linear case. Thus there is also a linearization instability. The zero electric Weyl tensor condition leads to a chain of non-trivial integrability conditions in both the linear and non-linear cases. 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