Flat spacetimes (Q1101981)

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    Flat spacetimes (English)
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    The author classifies the compact flat spacetimes, i.e. the compact pseudo-Riemannian manifolds covered by Minkowski spaces. The simply transitive isometric actions on Minkowski space are also classified. Some two ended flat spacetimes satisfying a causality condition are discussed.
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    flat spacetimes
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    isometric actions
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    Minkowski space
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    causality condition
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