For the vacuum Einstein equations it is not a priori clear that it is even possible to find a well-posed
initial boundary value problem. Thus, it is particularly interesting that Friedrich and Nagy [147] have been
able to prove the well-posedness of certain initial boundary value problems for the vacuum Einstein
equations. Since boundary conditions come up quite naturally when the Einstein equations are solved
numerically, due to the need to use a finite grid, the results of [147] are potentially important for numerical
relativity. The techniques developed there could also play a key role in the study of the initial value problem
for fluid bodies (cf. Section 2.6).
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