Some applications of differential topology in general relativity

DOI10.1016/0393-0440(94)90015-9zbMath0801.53046arXivgr-qc/9509048OpenAlexW2054949472WikidataQ115363088 ScholiaQ115363088MaRDI QIDQ1327113

H. Andrew Chamblin

Publication date: 15 June 1994

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

Abstract: Recently, there have been several applications of differential and algebraic topology to problems concerned with the global structure of spacetimes. In this paper, we derive obstructions to the existence of spin-Lorentz and pin-Lorentz cobordisms and we show that for compact spacetimes with non-empty boundary there is no relationship between the homotopy type of the Lorentz metric and the causal structure. We also point out that spin-Lorentz and tetrad cobordism are equivalent. Furthermore, because the original work [7] on metric homotopy and causality may not be known to a wide audience, we present an overview of the results here.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9509048

zbMATH Keywords

Lorentz metriccausal structureLorentz cobordismstetrad cobordisms

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Other types of cobordism (57R90) General relativity (83Cxx)

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