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Values of pseudoriemannian sectional curvature (English)
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Let (X,\(\beta)\) be a pseudoriemannian manifold with tangent space \(T_ pX\) at \(p\in X\). Then the sectional curvature \(K_{\beta}\) is only defined on nondegenerate planes and those of \(T_ pX\) form a noncompact subset of the Grassmannian \(G_ 2(T_ pX)\) whenever dim \(X\geq 3\). Let the spacelike image set \(I_ s:=K_{\beta}(S)\) be the image of the sectional curvature on the spacelike planes and the timelike image set \(I_ t:=K_{\beta}(T)\) that on the spacetime planes. Several theorems are proved in this paper. We quote here the following: Let p be a point of a Lorentzian manifold of dimension \(\geq 3\). If the sectional curvature is not constant at p, then both \(I_ s\) and \(I_ t\) are intervals of infinite length.
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spacelike image
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sectional curvature
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timelike image
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Lorentzian manifold
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