Raychaudhuri equation and singularity theorems in Finsler spacetimes

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/32/18/185008zbMATH Open1327.83200arXiv1502.02313OpenAlexW1938897195MaRDI QIDQ3454682FDOQ3454682

Authors: E. Minguzzi 

Publication date: 26 November 2015

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

Abstract: The Raychaudhuri equation and its consequences for chronality are studied in the context of Finsler spacetimes. It is proved that the notable singularity theorems of Lorentzian geometry extend to the Finslerian domain. Indeed, so do the theorems by Hawking, Penrose, Hawking and Penrose, Geroch, Gannon, Tipler, or Kriele, but also the Topological Censorship theorem and so on. It is argued that the notable results in causality theory connected to achronal sets, future sets, domains of dependence, limit curve theorems, length functional, Lorentzian distance, geodesic connectedness, extend to the Finslerian domain. Results concerning the spacetime asymptotic structure, horizons differentiability and conformal transformations are also included.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1502.02313

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zbMATH Keywords

singularity theoremspseudo-Finsler geometryFinsler gravity

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53B40) Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75)

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