A conformal boundary for space-times based on light-like geodesics: the 3-dimensional case

DOI10.1063/1.4976506MaRDI QIDQ6403907arXivFDO

Authors A. Bautista, A. Ibort, Javier Lafuente, Robert J. Low

Publication date 4 July 2022

Published in arXiv

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4976506

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Variational problems in applications to the theory of geodesics (problems in one independent variable) (58E10) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75)

arXiv classification

gr-qcmath-phmath.MP

Abstract: A new causal boundary, which we will term the $l$-boundary, inspired by the geometry of the space of light rays and invariant by conformal diffeomorphisms for space-times of any dimension $mgeq3$, 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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