A conformal boundary for space-times based on light-like geodesics: the 3-dimensional case
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Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Variational problems in applications to the theory of geodesics (problems in one independent variable) (58E10)
Abstract: A new causal boundary, which we will term the -boundary, inspired by the geometry of the space of light rays and invariant by conformal diffeomorphisms for space-times of any dimension , proposed by one of the authors (R.J. Low, The space of null geodesics (and a new causal boundary), Lecture Notes in Physics, 692, Springer, 2006, 35--50) is analyzed in detail for space-times of dimension 3. Under some natural assumptions it is shown that the completed space-time becomes a smooth manifold with boundary and its relation with Geroch-Kronheimer-Penrose causal boundary is discussed. A number of examples illustrating the properties of this new causal boundary as well as a discussion on the obtained results will be provided.
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