On Lorentzian causality with continuous metrics

Piotr T. Chrusciel, James Grant

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Abstract

We present a systematic study of causality theory on Lorentzian manifolds with continuous metrics. Examples are given which show that some standard facts in smooth Lorentzian geometry, such as light-cones being hypersurfaces, are wrong when metrics which are merely continuous are considered. We show that existence of time functions remains true on domains of dependence with continuous metrics, and that $C^{1,1}$ differentiability of the metric suffices for many key results of the smooth causality theory.
Original languageEnglish
Article number145001
Number of pages32
JournalClassical and Quantum Gravity
Volume29
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012

Austrian Fields of Science 2012

  • 103036 Theoretical physics
  • 103028 Theory of relativity
  • 103019 Mathematical physics

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