In this thesis, we consider the suitability of using the charged cold fluid model in the description of ultra-relativistic beams. The method that we have used is the following. Firstly, the necessary notions of kinetic theory and differential geometry of second order differential equations are explained. Then an averag…
The Lorentz force equations provide a partial description of the geodesic motion of a charged particle on a four-manifold. Under the hypothesis that Maxwell's equations express symmetry properties of the Ricci tensor, the full electromagnetic connection is determined. From this connection, the fourth equation of the ge…
Unified framework for photon and massive particle hypersurfaces in stationary spacetimes.
problem Understanding photon and massive particle hypersurfaces in stationary spacetimes.
method Unified framework using Killing-invariant timelike hypersurfaces and associated Finsler structures.
result Conditions for a hypersurface to be a photon or massive particle hypersurface are established.
Study of magnetic geodesics on Heisenberg nilmanifolds.
problem Existence and properties of closed magnetic geodesics on Heisenberg nilmanifolds.
method Analyzing conditions for the existence of closed magnetic geodesics on compact quotients of Heisenberg nilmanifolds.
result Existence of contractible closed magnetic geodesics for any energy level below the Mañé critical value.
This study explores magnetic trajectories on the Heisenberg group, finding symmetries and solutions.
problem Understanding magnetic geodesics on the Heisenberg group with invariant Lorentz force.
method Analyzing the Heisenberg Lie group with a non-commutative product, deriving magnetic equations, identifying symmetries, and solving variational problems.
result Magnetic trajectories are solutions to a variational problem, providing explicit examples of Lagrangians.
The paper proves cylindrical nature of singular minimal ruled surfaces.
problem Understanding minimal potential energy surfaces under gravitational forces.
method Analyzing singular minimal ruled surfaces in Euclidean and Lorentz-Minkowski 3-spaces.
result Singular minimal ruled surfaces are cylindrical, including as α-catenary cylinders.
Recent results on the maximization of the charged-particle action I in a globally hyperbolic spacetime are discussed and generalized. We focus on the maximization of I over a given causal homotopy class C of curves connecting two causally related events x_0 <= x_1. Action I is proved to admit a maximum on C, and also o…
We consider the motion of small bodies in general relativity. The key result captures a sense in which such bodies follow timelike geodesics (or, in the case of charged bodies, Lorentz-force curves). This result clarifies the relationship between approaches that model such bodies as distributions supported on a curve, …
Closed and broken electromagnetic orbits in Kerr-Newman spacetime
problem Constructing closed and broken electromagnetic orbits in the Kerr-Newman spacetime
method Constructing smooth closed electromagnetic orbits tangent to the axial Killing field and proving the existence of spherical electromagnetic orbits
result Proving the existence of spherical electromagnetic orbits and constructing closed broken electromagnetic orbits
Study magnetic trajectories on 2-step nilpotent Lie groups.
problem Understanding magnetic trajectories on specific Lie groups.
method Formulated magnetic equation, found solutions for invariant Lorentz forces, computed examples in Heisenberg groups.
result Interesting magnetic trajectories involving elliptic integrals found in Heisenberg groups.
We study conformal Fefferman-Lorentz manifolds introduced by Fefferman. To do so, we introduce Fefferman-Lorentz structure on (2n+2)-dimensional manifolds. By using causal conformal vector fields preserving that structure, we shall establish two theorems on compact Fefferman-Lorentz manifolds: One is the coincidence of…
Study shows compact Lorentz manifolds can't have closed geodesics.
problem Existence of closed geodesics in compact Lorentz manifolds.
method Constructed compact Lorentz manifolds without closed geodesics.
result Compact Lorentz manifolds can't have closed geodesics.
This is Part II of a series on noncompact isometry groups of Lorentz manifolds. We have introduced in Part I, a compactification of these isometry groups, and called ``bi-polarized'' those Lorentz manifolds having a ``trivial '' compactification. Here we show a geometric rigidity of non-bi-polarized Lorentz manifolds; …
The study introduces canonical coordinates for Lorentz surfaces and proves a Bonnet-type theorem.
problem Characterizing Lorentz surfaces in R13. method Introduces canonical isotropic coordinates and a natural equation for the surfaces.
result Proves a Bonnet-type theorem for Lorentz surfaces of general type.
LLoCa makes any network Lorentz-equivariant, achieving high accuracy and efficiency.
problem Limitations of specialized layers in Lorentz-equivariant neural networks.
method LLoCa framework using local reference frames and geometric message passing.
result Models achieve competitive and state-of-the-art accuracy on particle physics tasks.
Geodesic completeness proven for all compact locally symmetric Lorentz manifolds.
problem Geodesic completeness of compact locally symmetric Lorentz manifolds.
method Proof in all remaining cases using completeness result.
result All compact, locally symmetric Lorentz manifolds are geodesically complete.
A world sheet in Lorentz-Minkowski space is a timelike submanifold consisting of a one-parameter family of spacelike submanifolds in Lorentz-Minkowski space. In this paper we investigate differential geometry of world sheets in Lorentz-Minkowski space as an application of the theory of big wave fronts.
Study on maximal surfaces with high genus in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
problem Existence of nonorientable maximal surfaces with high genus.
method Existence results for nonorientable maximal surfaces with high genus and one end.
result Existence of maximal surfaces with high genus in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
Defines and computes a generalized spectral action for Lorentz warped products.
problem Computing spectral actions for Lorentz warped products.
method Defines and computes the bimetric spectral Einstein-Hilbert action for Lorentz warped products.
result Derives a Kastler-Kalau-Walze type theorem for Lorentz warped products.
We give an explicit classification of translation-invariant, Lorentz-invariant continuous valuations on convex sets. We also classify the Lorentz-invariant even generalized valuations.
The three-dimensional Heisenberg group H3 has three left-invariant Lorentz metrics g1, g2 and g3. They are not isometric each other. In this paper, we characterize the left-invariant Lorentzian metric g1 as a Lorentz Ricci soliton. This Ricci soliton g1 is a shrinking non-gradient Ricci soliton. Likew…
Classified spaces in low dimensions.
problem Irreducible homogeneous almost Hermite-Lorentz spaces in low dimensions.
method Classification through complex dimension 3.
result Classification of spaces in low dimensions.
The paper explores unique properties of Darboux transformations of spacelike curves in the Lorentz-Minkowski plane.
problem Exploring Darboux transformations of spacelike curves in the Lorentz-Minkowski plane.
method Using the Penrose diagram for conformal compactification, the paper investigates unique properties of Darboux transformations of spacelike curves.
result The paper identifies unique properties of Darboux transformations of spacelike curves in the Lorentz-Minkowski plane, especially regarding singularities and blowup.
A condition of Osserman type, called φ-null Osserman condition, is introduced and studied in the context of Lorentz globally framed f-manifolds. An explicit example shows the naturalness of this condition in the setting of Lorentz S-manifolds. We prove that a Lorentz S-manifold with constant…
We classify isometries of compact Lorentz manifolds.
problem Understanding the isometry group of compact Lorentz manifolds.
method Proving structure theorems and applying the Tits alternative.
result Classification of lattices acting on compact Lorentz manifolds.
This is the first part of a series on non-compact groups acting isometrically on compact Lorentz manifolds. This subject was recently investigated by many authors. In the present part we investigate the dynamics of affine, and especially Lorentz transformations. In particular we show how this is related to geodesic fol…
A necessary and sufficient condition for energy-momentum conservation is proved within a topological, pre-metric approach to classical electrodynamics including magnetic as well as electric charges. The extended Lorentz force, consisting of mutual actions by F=(E, B) on the electric current and G=(H, D) on the magnetic…
Lorentz-Finsler geometry reveals new and old inequalities.
problem Finding new inequalities using Lorentz-Finsler geometry.
method Applying reverse Cauchy-Schwarz and reverse triangle inequalities in Lorentz-Finsler geometry.
result Proved new and refined inequalities, including refinements of Aczél's inequality.
The paper examines Lorentz Ricci solitons on specific Lie groups.
problem Identifying Lorentz Ricci solitons on 4D non-Abelian nilpotent Lie groups.
method Investigates left-invariant Lorentz metrics on H3imesR and G4. result Only specific metrics on H3imesR and G4 satisfy the Ricci Soliton equation. Maximal surfaces in Lorentz-Minkowski space have conjugate graphs.
problem Characterizing maximal surfaces in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Three proofs showing correspondence to minimal surfaces in Euclidean space.
result Conjugate surface of a maximal graph over a convex domain is also a graph.
Investigates differences in solving mean curvature problems in Euclidean and Lorentz-Minkowski spaces.
problem Solving the Dirichlet problem for mean curvature equations in different spacetimes.
method Compares techniques and conditions for solvability in Euclidean and Lorentz-Minkowski spaces.
result Lorentz-Minkowski spacelike condition allows dropping mean convexity hypothesis.
Unified estimates for mean curvature in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
problem Estimating mean curvature for space-like and time-like graphs.
method Using gradient bounds to derive Heinz-type estimates.
result Unified vanishing theorem for mean curvature of constant mean curvature graphs.
Lecture notes from the mini-course "Topics in Lorentz Geometry" taught at the University of São Paulo, in March/2019. The text has three parts: (i) an overall view of linear algebra in the pseudo-Euclidean space Rνn, with focus on Lorentz-Minkowski space and its role in Physics; (ii) a version of the Funda…
We study minimal Lorentz surfaces in the pseudo-Euclidean 4-space with neutral metric whose first normal space is two-dimensional and whose Gauss curvature K and normal curvature ϰ satisfy the inequality K2−ϰ2>0. Such surfaces we call minimal Lorentz surfaces of general type. On any surface of …
We show a geometric rigidity of isometric actions of non compact (semisimple) Lie groups on Lorentz manifolds. Namely, we show that the manifold has a warped product structure of a Lorentz manifold with constant curvature by a Riemannian manifold.
Survey Bernstein-type theorems for graphical surfaces in Euclidean and Lorentz-Minkowski spaces.
problem Proving theorems for minimal and constant mean curvature graphs in Euclidean and Lorentz-Minkowski spaces.
method Explains several proofs and provides mean curvature estimates for graphs in Euclidean and Lorentz-Minkowski spaces.
result Bernstein-type theorems for constant mean curvature graphs in Euclidean 3-space and space-like graphs in Lorentz-Minkowski 3-space.
In the present work, it is shown that, the application of the Bazanski approach to Lagrangians, written in AP-geometry and including the basic vector of the space, gives rise to a new class of path equations. The general equation representing this class contains four extra terms, whose vanishing reduces this equation t…
Unified geometry for relativity and beyond.
problem Unified geometric framework for relativity and beyond.
method Unified Lorentz-Finsler geometry.
result Unified framework for relativity and beyond.
Study geodesic orbit Lorentz nilmanifolds, proving structural properties.
problem Understanding the structure of geodesic orbit Lorentz nilmanifolds.
method Analyzing geodesic orbit Lorentz nilmanifolds with reductive decompositions.
result Proves properties of nilpotent subgroups and their nilpotency steps.
Since J. L. Lagrange initiated in 1760 the study of minimal surfaces of Euclidean 3-space, minimal surfaces in real space forms have been studied extensively by many mathematicians during the last two and half centuries. In contrast, so far very few results on minimal Lorentz surfaces in indefinite space forms are know…
New inequality shows all special submanifolds in light cone are totally umbilical spheres.
problem Characterizing submanifolds with parallel mean curvature in Lorentz-Minkowski spacetime.
method Established an integral inequality and used it to derive a rigidity result.
result All compact submanifolds with parallel mean curvature in light cone are totally umbilical spheres.
Paper connects surfaces in 4D and 3D spacetime.
problem Finding relations between Lorentz surfaces in different spacetime dimensions.
method Weierstrass-type representations for null curves and surfaces.
result Relation between minimal Lorentz surfaces in R24 and R13. Study of Gödel Universe as Lie group with specific metric.
problem Characterize geodesics in the Gödel Universe.
method Geometric theory of optimal control applied to Lie groups with left-invariant Lorentz metrics.
result No closed timelike or isotropic geodesics in the Gödel Universe.
Paper solves Hessian quotient equations in Lorentz-Minkowski space with Dirichlet boundary conditions.
problem Existence and uniqueness of solutions to Hessian quotient equations in Lorentz-Minkowski space.
method Suitable settings to prove existence and uniqueness of solutions.
result Existence and uniqueness of solutions to the class of Hessian quotient equations.
L-GATr transforms high-energy physics data using geometric algebra and Lorentz symmetry.
problem Extracting scientific understanding from particle-physics experiments with high precision and efficiency.
method L-GATr, a geometric algebra Transformer, representing data in 4D space-time and being equivariant under Lorentz transformations.
result L-GATr achieves performance comparable to or better than domain-specific baselines on regression, classification, and generative tasks.
A new model uses Lorentz-Finsler geometry to predict wave propagation.
problem Modeling wave propagation in anisotropic and rheonomic media.
method Identifying wave trajectories as lightlike pregeodesics of a specific Lorentz-Finsler metric, solving ODE systems.
result Wave trajectories can be easily computed in real time.
Navigation in Lorentz Finsler geometry induces isoparametric hypersurfaces.
problem Defining and analyzing isoparametric hypersurfaces in Lorentz Finsler geometry.
method Using a navigation process with a Finsler metric and a tangent vector field, isoparametric functions and hypersurfaces are defined and analyzed.
result Local correspondences between isoparametric functions and hypersurfaces are established.
A Lorentz surface in the four-dimensional pseudo-Euclidean space with neutral metric is called quasi-minimal if its mean curvature vector is lightlike at each point. In the present paper we obtain the complete classification of quasi-minimal Lorentz surfaces with pointwise 1-type Gauss map.