Revisiting the light cone of the Gödel universe

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/23/4/013zbMATH Open1097.83026OpenAlexW2168590956WikidataQ57258815 ScholiaQ57258815MaRDI QIDQ3377882FDOQ3377882

Authors G. Dautcourt, M. Abdel-Megied 

Publication date 29 March 2006

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/0511015

zbMATH Keywords

exact solutionsGödel universe

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Abstract: The structure of a light cone in the Goedel universe is studied. We derive the intrinsic cone metric, calculate the rotation coefficients of the ray congruence forming the cone, determine local differential invariants up to second order, describe the crossover (keel) singularities and give a first discussion of its focal points. Contrary to many rotation coefficients, some inner differential invariants attain simple finite standard values at focal singularities.

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