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We show that the fast motion iteration method in General Relativity gives an asymptotic approximation to exact solutions of the reduced Einstein equations. Rigorous estimates of the error commited at each step of the iteration are derived.
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Christodoulou, D., Schmidt, B.G. Convergent and asymptotic iteration methods in General Relativity. Commun.Math. Phys. 68, 275–289 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01221128
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