A Morse theory for massive particles and photons in general relativity

DOI10.1016/S0393-0440(99)00045-5zbMath0965.83017arXivmath-ph/9905009MaRDI QIDQ1580288

Fabio Giannoni, Antonio Masiello, Paolo Piccione

Publication date: 2 August 2001

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/9905009

zbMATH Keywords

Morse theory; relativistic Fermat principle; future pointing light-like geodesic; future pointing time-like geodesic; Morse theory for light rays

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

58E05: Abstract critical point theory (Morse theory, Lyusternik-Shnirel'man theory, etc.) in infinite-dimensional spaces

37N20: Dynamical systems in other branches of physics (quantum mechanics, general relativity, laser physics)

83C10: Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory

83C22: Einstein-Maxwell equations

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