Geometric analysis of particular compactly constructed time machine spacetimes

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2011.11.013zbMATH Open1246.53094arXiv1111.2822OpenAlexW1976515764MaRDI QIDQ413700FDOQ413700

J. Dietz, A. Dirmeier, M. Scherfner

Publication date: 7 May 2012

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

Abstract: We formulate the concept of time machine structure for spacetimes exhibiting a compactely constructed region with closed timelike curves. After reviewing essential properties of the pseudo Schwarzschild spacetime introduced by A. Ori, we present an analysis of its geodesics analogous to the one conducted in the case of the Schwarzschild spacetime. We conclude that the pseudo Schwarzschild spacetime is geodesically incomplete and not extendible to a complete spacetime. We then introduce a rotating generalization of the pseudo Schwarzschild metric, which we call the the pseudo Kerr spacetime. We establish its time machine structure and analyze its global properties.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1111.2822

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zbMATH Keywords

compactly constructedOri-type space-timespseudo Kerrpseudo Schwarzschildtime machine structure

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15)

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