Diagonalizes metrics of 3D Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Diagonalizing metrics of 3D Lorentzian manifolds.
method Applying the technique of moving frames.
result Every smooth Lorentzian 3-manifold admits an atlas with a diagonal metric.
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The 2-parameter family of certain homogeneous Lorentzian 3-manifolds which includes Minkowski 3-space and anti-de Sitter 3-space is considered. Each homogeneous Lorentzian 3-manifold in the 2-parameter family has a solvable Lie group structure with left invariant metric. A generalized integral representation formula wh…
We describe the compact Lorentzian -manifolds admitting a parallel lightlike vector field. The classification of compact Lorentzian -manifolds admitting non-isometric affine diffeomorphisms follows, together with the complete description of these morphisms. Such a Lorentzian manifold is in some sense an equivaria…
Paper classifies timelike Bonnet surfaces in Lorentzian 3-manifolds.
problem Classifying timelike Bonnet surfaces in Lorentzian 3-manifolds.
method Provided a necessary and sufficient condition for timelike Bonnet surfaces in Lorentzian 3-spaces.
result Theorem classifying timelike Bonnet surfaces in a Lorentzian 3-space.
The 2-parameter family of certain homogeneous Lorentzian 3-manifolds which includes Minkowski 3-space, de Sitter 3-space, and Minkowski motion group is considered. Each homogeneous Lorentzian 3-manifold in the 2-parameter family has a solvable Lie group structure with left invariant metric. A generalized integral repre…
We study transversely Lorentzian foliations on the closed 3-manifolds. We classify them under a completeness hypothesis and we deduce the dual classification of codimension 1 geodesically complete timelike totally geodesic foliations. Besides we provide an example of a Lorentzian foliation on a compact 3-manifold which…
In this article we develop some elementary aspects of a theory of symmetry in sub-Lorentzian geometry. First of all we construct invariants characterizing isometric classes of sub-Lorentzian contact 3 manifolds. Next we characterize vector fields which generate isometric and conformal symmetries in general sub-Lorentzi…
3D Lorentzian manifolds can't be closed Einstein with positive constant.
problem Prohibiting closed Lorentzian 3-manifolds with positive Einstein constant.
method Analyzing Ricci tensor properties and unit timelike vector fields.
result No closed Lorentzian 3-manifolds with positive Einstein constant exist.
The paper examines timelike conformal fields on 3-manifolds and finds they are rigidly tied to specific geometric structures.
problem Investigating timelike conformal vector fields on closed Lorentzian 3-manifolds.
method Performing conformal changes to unit vectors and analyzing the resulting flows through stable Hamiltonian structures and cohomology.
result Timelike conformal vector fields on 3-manifolds are either Reeb vector fields of Sasakian or co-Kähler structures.
Topology change and selection rules for high-dimensional $\Spin(1, n)_0$-Lorentzian cobordismsmath.GT
We study necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of Lorentzian and weak Lorentzian cobordisms between closed smooth manifolds of arbitrary dimension such that the structure group of the frame bundle of the cobordism is $\Spin(1, n)_0$. This extends a result of Gibbons-Hawking on $\Sl(2, \C)$-Lorentzian co…
Classifies 3-manifolds with Killing vector fields, extending results from Riemannian to Lorentzian.
problem Classifying Riemannian and Lorentzian 3-manifolds with Killing vector fields.
method Analyzing scalar curvature and Ricci tensor, using quotient metrics and conformal flatness conditions.
result Complete local classification of Riemannian 3-manifolds and extension to Lorentzian.
In this work it is shown that a necessary condition for the completeness of the geodesics of left invariant pseudo-Riemannian metrics on Lie groups is also sufficient in the case of 3-dimensional unimodular Lie groups, and not sufficient for 3-dimensional non unimodular Lie groups. As a consequence it is possible to id…
Study proves 3-manifolds with parallel vector fields have odd Betti numbers.
problem Determining when 3-manifolds can have parallel vector fields.
method Analyzing Kähler mapping tori and Lorentzian manifolds.
result Betti numbers of 3-manifolds with parallel vector fields are always odd.
Study of contact whirl curves in Sasakian Lorentzian 3-manifolds.
problem Understanding the geometric properties of curves in Lorentzian contact manifolds.
method Introducing and analyzing contact whirl curves, deriving differential equations, and proving rigidity phenomena.
result Every non-geodesic Legendre Frenet curve is a contact whirl curve with constant torsion τ=1.
This paper gives a new proof of a result of Geoff Mess that the linear holonomy group of a complete flat Lorentz 3-manifold cannot be cocompact in SO(2,1). The proof uses a signed marked Lorentzian length-spectrum invariant developed by G.Margulis, reinterpreted in terms of deformations of hyperbolic surfaces.
A maximal surface $\sb$ with isolated singularities in a complete flat Lorentzian 3-manifold is said to be entire if it lifts to a (periodic) entire multigraph $\tilde{\sb}$ in In addition, $\sb$ is called of finite type if it has finite topology, finitely many singular points and $\tilde{\sb}$ is finitely …
Let be a flat Lorentzian space of signature . A Margulis space-time is a noncompact complete flat Lorentzian -manifold with a free holonomy group of rank . We consider the case when contains a parabolic element. We obtain a characterization o…
We show that conformally compact, globally hyperbolic, Lorentzian Einstein-Weyl 3-manifolds are in natural one-to-one correspondence with orientation-reversing diffeomorphisms of the 2-sphere. The proof hinges on a holomorphic-disk analog of Hitchin's mini-twistor correspondence.
Positive mass theorems for asymptotically AdS spacetimes with arbitrary cosmological constantmath.DG
We formulate and prove the Lorentzian version of the positive mass theorems with arbitrary negative cosmological constant for asymptotically AdS spacetimes. This work is the continuation of the second author's recent work on the positive mass theorem on asymptotically hyperbolic 3-manifolds.
Small deformations of a specific type of Lorentzian space-time preserve its structure.
problem Deformations of Margulis space-times with parabolics.
method Use of previous work on compactification and Carrière's decomposition of the space-time.
result Sufficiently small deformations of the group Γ still act properly on the space-time.
In this paper, we shall prove that space-like surfaces with bounded mean curvature functions in real analytic Lorentzian 3-manifolds can change their causality to time-like surfaces only if the mean curvature functions tend to zero. Moreover, we shall show the existence of such surfaces with non-vanishing mean curvatur…
The paper explores flat extensions of connections and their relation to Chern-Simons invariants.
problem Understanding flat extensions of principal connections and their implications.
method Introducing flat extensions and relating them to Chern-Simons invariants.
result Flat extensions of connections are linked to the vanishing of Chern-Simons invariants.
Mixed type surfaces with bounded Gaussian curvature in three-dimensional Lorentzian manifoldsmath.DG
A mixed type surface is a connected regular surface in a Lorentzian 3-manifold with non-empty spacelike and timelike point sets. The induced metric of a mixed type surface is a signature-changing metric, and their lightlike points may be regarded as singular points of such metrics. In this paper, we investigate the beh…
Study isometric immersions in 3D Lie groups, proving new characterizations and classifications.
problem Characterizing and classifying isometric immersions in 3D Lie groups.
method Analytical models, fundamental theorems, and classification theorems.
result Isometric immersions are determined by their left-invariant Gauss maps up to certain angular companions.
A Margulis spacetime is a complete flat affine Lorentzian 3-manifold with free fundamental group. Associated to is a noncompact complete hyperbolic surface . We study double extensions of when is homeomorphic to a projective plane minus two discs. We classify proper actions of this do…
Study non-degenerate anisocurved surfaces in homogeneous 3-manifolds.
problem Compare and study surfaces with opposite Gaussian curvatures under two different metrics.
method Consider surfaces in homogeneous 3-manifolds with two metrics, impose extrinsic curvature conditions, and analyze Gaussian curvature functions.
result Identify and characterize anisocurved surfaces with opposite Gaussian curvatures under both metrics.
Quantum gravity yields mapping class group representations.
problem Quantization of 3-manifold metrics and mapping class group invariance.
method Quantum dilogarithm functions and mapping class group action.
result Families of unitary representations of mapping class groups.
Margulis space-times with parabolic holonomy elements are stable under sufficiently small deformations.
problem Stability of Margulis space-times with parabolic holonomy elements
method Combining compactification and partial generalization of earlier work
result Openness result on the number of conjugacy classes of parabolic elements under deformation
In this article we study minimal flat Lorentzian surfaces in Lorentzian complex space forms. First we prove that, for minimal flat Lorentzian surfaces in a Lorentzian complex form, the equation of Ricci is a consequence of the equations of Gauss and Codazzi. Then we classify minimal flat Lorentzian surfaces in the Lore…
The main aim of this survey paper is to gather together some results concerning the Calabi type duality discovered by Hojoo Lee between certain families of (spacelike) graphs with constant mean curvature in Riemannian and Lorentzian homogeneous 3-manifolds with isometry group of dimension 4. The duality is conformal an…
Defines metrics for Lorentzian spaces and explores maximal developments.
problem Defining metrics and maximal developments in Lorentzian spaces.
method Defining Lorentzian spaces and using functorial properties.
result Explicit non-spacetime example of maximal globally hyperbolic Lorentzian space.
Study of a series of Lorentzian structures on SL(2,R) with SO(1,1) symmetry.
problem Global optimality of extremal trajectories in a series of Lorentzian structures.
method Analysis of a one-parametric series of left-invariant Lorentzian structures on SL(2,R) with SO(1,1) symmetry.
result Properties of the Lorentzian structures deform to those of the sub-Lorentzian structure in a limit case.
Study left-invariant Codazzi tensors and harmonic curvature on Lorentzian Lie groups.
problem Characterize left-invariant Codazzi tensors and harmonic curvature on Lorentzian Lie groups.
method Analyze left-invariant Codazzi tensors and harmonic curvature on Lorentzian Lie groups, classify Lie algebras and groups.
result New results on left-invariant Lorentzian metrics with harmonic curvature and non-parallel Ricci operator.
It is shown how one can apply the classification of the holonomy algebras of Lorentzian manifolds to solve some problems. In particular, a new proof to the classification of Lorentzian manifolds with recurrent curvature tensor is given; the classification of two-symmetric Lorentzian manifolds is explained; conformally …
Study gluing of Lorentzian length spaces and their causal ladder properties.
problem Compatibility of Lorentzian amalgamation with length space properties.
method Conditions for gluing Lorentzian length spaces and criteria for causal ladder preservation.
result Gluing of Lorentzian length spaces yields again a Lorentzian length space under certain conditions.
Defines doubling conditions for Lorentzian spaces linked to curvature bounds.
problem Relating doubling conditions to curvature bounds in Lorentzian geometry.
method Defines doubling conditions using chronological diamonds and proves implications with timelike curvature bounds.
result Relates doubling to curvature bounds in Lorentzian geometry.
Research explores Lorentzian distances on a specific geometric plane.
problem Investigating Lorentzian structures on a 2D geometric plane.
method Analyzes sectional curvature, attainable sets, and Lorentzian length maximizers.
result Describes distance properties and spheres in the context of Lorentzian geometry.
Finds a limit on Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Limiting the number of Lorentzian manifolds.
method Functor from Lorentzian to Riemannian manifolds.
result Finiteness result on Lorentzian manifolds.
The study proves a transverse diameter theorem for Lorentzian foliations.
problem Understanding the geometry of foliations in Lorentzian spacetimes.
method Developed a novel causality structure on leaf spaces via transverse Lorentzian geometry.
result Derived a transverse diameter theorem for Lorentzian foliations and orbifolds.
The paper classifies 3D Lorentzian Lie groups.
problem Classifying 3D Lorentzian Lie groups.
method Complete classification through mathematical analysis.
result Three-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups have been completely classified.
Timelike minimal surfaces in Lorentzian Heisenberg group have singular points.
problem Characterizing singularities on timelike minimal surfaces.
method Constructing timelike minimal surfaces as Lorentzian harmonic maps and analyzing their singularities.
result Criteria for cuspidal edges, swallowtails, and cuspidal cross caps are provided.
Study of 2D Lorentzian anti-de Sitter plane using geometric control theory.
problem Understanding extremal trajectories and reachable set on anti-de Sitter plane.
method Geometric control theory and differential geometry.
result Construction of optimal synthesis and description of Lorentzian distance.
Defines new metrics for Lorentzian spaces and their convergence.
problem Defining metrics for Lorentzian spaces and their convergence.
method Abstract approach to Lorentzian Gromov-Hausdorff distance and convergence, defining bounded Lorentzian-metric spaces, and proving stability under GH limits.
result GH limits of Lorentzian-metric spaces are isometric and homeomorphic.
Compact group found for special Lorentzian manifolds.
problem Understanding the conformal group of specific Lorentzian manifolds.
method Analyzing real analytic Lorentzian manifolds with finite fundamental group.
result The conformal group is compact for these manifolds.
Study on Lorentzian spaces with curvature bounds, proving comparison theorems.
problem Understanding curvature bounds in Lorentzian spaces.
method Introduced normalized angle for Lorentzian pre-length spaces, proving comparison theorems.
result Established local Lorentzian Toponogov theorem and Alexandrov convexity property.
Characterizes Lorentzian manifolds embeddable in Minkowski spacetime.
problem Identifying Lorentzian manifolds embeddable in Minkowski spacetime.
method Characterization and proof of embeddability conditions.
result Lorentzian manifolds embeddable in Minkowski spacetime coincide with globally hyperbolic spacetimes.
Proves a synthetic Lorentzian Cartan-Hadamard theorem.
problem Formulates and proves a theorem for Lorentzian geometry.
method Uses an appropriate notion of local concavity for Lorentzian (pre-)length spaces.
result Establishes existence and uniqueness of timelike geodesics.
In this paper, we study the invariant and noninvariant hypersurfaces of (1,1,1) almost contact manifolds, Lorentzian almost paracontact manifolds and Lorentzian para-Sasakian manifolds, respectively. We show that a noninvariant hypersurface of an (1,1,1) almost contact manifold admits an almost product structure. We in…