In a distinguishing spacetime the horismos relation generates the causal relation

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/26/16/165005zbMATH Open1173.83003arXiv0904.3263OpenAlexW3100084247MaRDI QIDQ3395597FDOQ3395597

Authors: E. Minguzzi 

Publication date: 11 September 2009

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

Abstract: It is proved that in a distinguishing spacetime the horismos relation E^+=J^+I^+ generates the causal relation J^+. In other words two causally related events are joined by a chain of horismotically related events, or again, the causal relation is the smallest transitive relation containing the horismos relation. The result is sharp in the sense that distinction can not be weakened to future or past distinction. Finally, it is proved that a spacetime in which the horismos relation generates the causal relation is necessarily non-total imprisoning.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0904.3263

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05)

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• Lorentzian causality theory

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