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An intrinsic conformal Lorentz pseudodistance

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

Michael J Markowitz
Michael J Markowitz
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University of Chicago
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Abstract

An intrinsic pseudodistance dM is associated to the underlying causal structure of a Lorentzian manifold (M, g). An infinitesimal form for dM is defined on the bundle of null vectors over M and is used to prove that, under certain physically reasonable energy conditions, M is conformally hyperbolic, i.e. that dM is a true distance. As a corollary we obtain sufficient conditions for the conformal hyperbolicity of a globally hyperbolic space-time. Some exact solutions of the Einstein field equations are discussed and possible applications to the study of singularities are outlined.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 89 , Issue 2 , March 1981 , pp. 359 - 371
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1981

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