Phys. Rev. D 24, 251–256 (1981)Wheeler-Einstein-Mach spacetimesReceived 16 June 1980; published in the issue dated 15 July 1981 We define the Wheeler-Einstein-Mach (WEM) spacetimes to be those which contain a closed Cauchy surface, are inextendible, and satisfy field equations with a well-posed Cauchy problem. We show that a WEM spacetime can be reconstructed from the "York data" on any given closed (constant mean curvature) hypersurface contained in that spacetime. This result is the strongest and most precise statement to date of Wheeler's version of Mach's principle. We discuss Machian and other properties of the WEM spacetimes. © 1981 The American Physical Society URL:
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