Causal structure of left-invariant Lorentz metrics on the group M_ 2 R^ 2

DOI10.1007/BF00970631MaRDI QIDQ1174003zbMATH OpenWikidataFDO

Authors Alexander Levichev

Publication date 25 June 1992

Published in Siberian Mathematical Journal (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00970631

zbMATH Keywords

causalityfour-dimensional simply connected Lie groupgeodesic completenessgeodesicsGödel grouphomogeneous Lorentz manifoldLie algebraLorentz formRicci tensortimelike vectors

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Structure and representation of the Lorentz group (22E43) Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50)

Review text

The Gödel group is the four-dimensional simply connected Lie group \(M\) with Lie algebra defined by the bracket relation: \([e_ 4,e_ 1]=e_ 1\). Taking a Lorentz form at the identity, and spreading it over \(M\) by left translations, \(M\) is turned into a homogeneous Lorentz manifold. The article provides detailed calculations regarding geodesics and Ricci tensor of this manifold. Spacelike and timelike vectors are discussed, as well as geodesic completeness, and causality.

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