Flat spacetimes (Q1101981)
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Flat spacetimes (English)
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1987
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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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