A new topology on the space of Lorentzian metrics on a fixed manifold

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/19/23/313zbMATH Open1019.83004arXiv1104.1811OpenAlexW2060022908WikidataQ59540850 ScholiaQ59540850MaRDI QIDQ4797239FDOQ4797239

Johan Noldus

Publication date: 21 September 2003

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

Abstract: We give a covariant definition of closeness between (time oriented) Lorentzian metrics on a manifold M, using a family of functions which measure the difference in volume form on one hand and the difference in causal structure relative to a volume scale on the other hand. These functions will distinguish two geometric properties of the Alexandrov sets $A(p,q),ildeA(p,q)$ relative to two space time points $q$ and $p$ and metrics $g$ and $ildeg$. It will be shown that this family generates uniformities and consequently a topology on the space of Lorentzian metrics which is Hausdorff when restricted to strongly causal metrics. This family of functions will depend on parameters for a volume scale, a length scale (relative to the volume scale) and an index which labels a submanifold with compact closure of the given manifold M.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1104.1811

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zbMATH Keywords

topologymanifoldLorentz metric

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Several topologies on one set (change of topology, comparison of topologies, lattices of topologies) (54A10)

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