Some global aspects of compact space-times

DOI10.1007/BF01772939MaRDI QIDQ796133zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Gregory J. Galloway

Publication date 1984

Published in Archiv der Mathematik (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01772939

zbMATH Keywords

closed timelike curveCompact space-timescompact spacelike sectionenergy conditionRicci tensor

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Relativistic cosmology (83F05)

Review text

Compact space-times M are considered for which the Ricci tensor satisfies \(Ric(X,X)>0\) for all nonspacelike \(X\neq 0\). It is shown that under this condition M does not admit any compact edgeless spacelike (or nontimelike) sections (in the sense of \textit{H.-J. Seifert} [Gen. Relativ. Gravitation 8, 815-831 (1977; Zbl 0425.53032)]). Furthermore through any two points of M there passes a closed timelike curve. The author indicates that the version of this last result under weaker conditions, given by \textit{F. J. Tipler} in his paper Singularities and causality violation [Ann. Phys. 108, 1-36 (1977; Zbl 0369.53057)], may contain an error in its proof.

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