On Lorentzian causality with continuous metrics

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/29/14/145001zbMATH Open1246.83025arXiv1111.0400OpenAlexW2045010548MaRDI QIDQ2902291FDOQ2902291

Authors: James D. E. Grant, Piotr T. Chrúsciel 

Publication date: 17 August 2012

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We present a systematic study of causality theory on Lorentzian manifolds with continuous metrics. Examples are given which show that some standard facts in smooth Lorentzian geometry, such as light-cones being hypersurfaces, are wrong when metrics which are merely continuous are considered. We show that existence of time functions remains true on domains of dependence with continuous metrics, and that $C^{0,1}$ differentiability of the metric suffices for many key results of the smooth causality theory.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.0400

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Special relativity (83A05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05)

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