A new topology on the space of Lorentzian metrics on a fixed manifold (Q4797239)

Given a differentiable manifold, there exists a set of possible Lorentz metrics compatible with the given differential structure. The purpose of the present paper is to introduce one further topology within this set. Differently from other approaches to this problem, the present author does \textit{not} start from an analogous construction as is usually done in the Euclidean signature case. Moreover, he applies, in a natural way, the fact, that in the Lorentz signature case, causal past and causal future are well-defined sets. The new definition is, roughly said, such: a sequence of Lorentz metrics converges to a limiting metric, iff the corresponding intersections of related causal pasts and causal futures converge in the topology defined by their Hausdorff distance.