Lines in space-times

DOI10.1007/BF02102373zbMath0756.53028MaRDI QIDQ1200509

Gregory J. Galloway, Jost-Hinrich Eschenburg

Publication date: 16 January 1993

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02102373

zbMATH Keywords

Lorentz manifold; space-times; ray; lines; Lorentzian distance; timelike geodesic; (Lorentzian) length; compact, spacelike hypersurface; geodetically complete

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

53C22: Geodesics in global differential geometry

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

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