Non-time-orientable Lorentzian cobordism allows for pair creation (Q1081861)

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Non-time-orientable Lorentzian cobordism allows for pair creation
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    Non-time-orientable Lorentzian cobordism allows for pair creation (English)
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    It is shown that if time-orientability is sacrificed, then, in any spacetime of odd dimension, two cobordant manifolds are also related by a Lorentzian cobordism. Thus, pair creation of Kaluza-Klein monopoles would be allowed in such a framework. The even-dimensional case is also examined.
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    time-orientability
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    Lorentzian cobordism
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    Kaluza-Klein monopoles
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