Characterization of some causality conditions through the continuity of the Lorentzian distance

DOI10.1016/j.geomphys.2009.03.007zbMath1173.53032arXiv0810.1879MaRDI QIDQ1029475

Ettore Minguzzi

Publication date: 10 July 2009

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0810.1879

zbMATH Keywords

Lorentzian distance; time separation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

53C80: Applications of global differential geometry to the sciences

83C75: Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc.

53C50: Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics

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