Optimal transport and timelike lower Ricci curvature bounds on Finsler spacetimes

arXiv2305.04389MaRDI QIDQ6435693FDOQ6435693

Authors: Mathias Braun, Shin-Ichi Ohta 

Publication date: 7 May 2023

Abstract: We prove that a Finsler spacetime endowed with a smooth reference measure whose induced weighted Ricci curvature $smashmathrm{Ric}_N$ is bounded from below by a real number $K$ in every timelike direction satisfies the timelike curvature-dimension condition $smashmathrm{TCD}_q(K,N)$ for all $qin(0,1)$. A nonpositive-dimensional version ($Nle0$) of this result is also shown. Our discussion is based on the solvability of the Monge problem with respect to the $q$-Lorentz-Wasserstein distance as well as the characterization of $q$-geodesics of probability measures. One consequence of our work is the sharp timelike Brunn-Minkowski inequality in the Lorentz-Finsler case.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Global differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53C60) Variational problems in applications to the theory of geodesics (problems in one independent variable) (58E10) General relativity (83C99)

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