The light-cone theorem

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/26/13/135011MaRDI QIDQ3391650zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors José M. Martín-García, Y. Choquet-Bruhat, Piotr T. Chrúsciel

Publication date 12 August 2009

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0905.2133

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Equations of motion in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C10) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05)

Abstract: We prove that the area of cross-sections of light-cones, in space-times satisfying suitable energy conditions, is smaller than or equal to that of the corresponding cross-sections in Minkowski, or de Sitter, or anti-de Sitter space-time. The equality holds if and only if the metric coincides with the corresponding model in the domain of dependence of the light-cone.

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