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.
We define and study a new kind of relation between two diffeomorphic Lorentzian manifolds called {\em causal relation}, which is any diffeomorphism characterized by mapping every causal vector of the first manifold onto a causal vector of the second. We perform a thorough study of the mathematical properties of causal …
Causal properties of Lorentzian symmetric spaces are investigated in the paper. The global hyperbolicity of the Cahen--Wallach Lorentzian symmetric spaces is proved.
Study defines new products for Lorentzian spaces and analyzes causal diamonds.
problem Understanding causal diamonds in Lorentzian spaces.
method Introduced taxicab and uniform products for Lorentzian pre-length spaces. Defined D(RimesTX) space and analyzed its properties. result The space D(RimesTX) is geodesic and globally hyperbolic for complete X. The paper reconstructs Lorentzian spacetimes from causal sets.
problem Reconstructing Lorentzian spacetimes from causal sets.
method Introduced a concept of isomorphy and three types of convergence.
result Established Gromov's reconstruction theorem in Lorentzian geometry.
In this work we define and study the relations between Lorentzian Manifolds given by the diffeomorphisms which map causal future directed vectors onto causal future directed vectors. This class of diffeomorphisms, called proper causal relations, contains as a subset the well-known group of conformal relations and are d…
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.
Continuous Lorentzian metrics yield infinitesimal Minkowskian spacetimes.
problem Understanding spacetime properties from continuous Lorentzian metrics.
method Proving infinitesimal Minkowskianity for causally simple metric measure spacetimes.
result Continuous Lorentzian metrics result in spacetimes that are infinitesimally Minkowskian.
We derive all possible causality conditions for conformally flat Lorentzian metrics on the two-dimensional cylinder.
Maximal causal curves for Lipschitz metrics are either lightlike or timelike.
problem Characterizing maximal causal curves for Lipschitz metrics.
method Analyzing the parametrization and geodesic equation for maximal causal curves in terms of Filippov solutions.
result Maximal causal curves for Lipschitz metrics are either everywhere lightlike or everywhere timelike.
We propose a formulation of a Lorentzian quantum geometry based on the framework of causal fermion systems. After giving the general definition of causal fermion systems, we deduce space-time as a topological space with an underlying causal structure. Restricting attention to systems of spin dimension two, we derive th…
Some results related to the causality of compact Lorentzian manifolds are proven: (1) any compact Lorentzian manifold which admits a timelike conformal vector field is totally vicious, and (2) a compact Lorentzian manifold covered regularly by a globally hyperbolic spacetime admits a timelike closed geodesic, if some n…
Paper introduces a new convergence for Lorentzian spaces using causal diamonds.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on a new geometric convergence.
method Uses causal diamonds to define a new convergence for Lorentzian spaces.
result Proves a pre-compactness theorem for Lorentzian spaces.
It is commonly known that in Riemannian and sub-Riemannian Geometry, the metric tensor on a manifold defines a distance function. In Lorentzian Geometry, instead of a distance function it provides causal relations and the Lorentzian time-separation function. Both lead to the definition of the Alexandrov topology, which…
We show that many standard results of Lorentzian causality theory remain valid if the regularity of the metric is reduced to C1,1. Our approach is based on regularisations of the metric adapted to the causal structure.
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 t…
Synthetic approach to conformal transformations in metric and Lorentzian spaces.
problem Defining consistent conformal transformations in spaces of low regularity.
method Introducing conformal transformations in metric and Lorentzian spaces, focusing on Lorentzian pre-length spaces.
result Established a consistent notion of conformal length and proved its properties.
Study extends null distance concept to Lorentzian length spaces for spacetime analysis.
problem Understanding spacetime convergence and topology in Lorentzian geometry.
method Extend null distance concept to Lorentzian length spaces, study Gromov-Hausdorff convergence.
result First results on compatibility of null distance with synthetic curvature bounds in warped product Lorentzian length spaces.
The study constructs a Lorentzian length space and explores its properties and relationships with metric and causal geometry.
problem Understanding the relationship between metric and causal geometry in Lorentzian spaces.
method Constructing a Lorentzian length space with an orthogonal splitting on a product of an interval and a metric space, and using synthetic time-like Ricci curvature bounds.
result Established sufficient conditions for global hyperbolicity and formulated time-like Ricci curvature bounds without push-up and regularity assumptions.
Establishes a version of Bartnik's conjecture for Lorentzian length spaces.
problem Proving Bartnik's conjecture for Lorentzian length spaces.
method Using timelike completeness and non-negative timelike curvature bounds, the causal boundary is shown to be a single point.
result A globally hyperbolic Lorentzian length space splits as a metric Lorentzian product.
The paper introduces new volume measures and volume comparison inequalities for Lorentzian spaces.
problem Volume comparison in Lorentzian pre-length spaces.
method Introducing modified timelike Hausdorff measures and establishing volume comparison inequalities using timelike Lipschitz maps.
result Coincidence of modified and original volume measures on smooth spacetimes and some pre-length spaces.
Study establishes time functions in Lorentzian spaces without requiring manifold structure.
problem Existence and properties of time functions in Lorentzian spaces.
method Characterization of time functions by K-causality, modified volume functions, and global hyperbolicity.
result No manifold structure is needed for suitable time functions in Lorentzian spaces.
Clarifies definitions of global hyperbolicity in various spaces.
problem Clarifying terminology in recent literature on global hyperbolicity.
method Comparing definitions in Lorentzian length spaces, optimal transport, and topological preordered spaces.
result The causal relation is a closed order and preserves compactness in all cases.
New findings show non-open chronological futures in low regularity spacetimes.
problem Breakdown of Lorentzian causality theory in low regularity spacetimes.
method Refined notion of causal bubble and analysis of locally Lipschitz curves.
result Chronological futures may be non-open and differ from those defined via piecewise C1-curves. New concept of Lorentzian-Euclidean black holes and metric transitions explored.
problem Signature-changing spacetimes and their geometric properties.
method Introduction and analysis of Lorentzian-Euclidean black holes and transitions.
result Consistency of proper time to horizon in Lorentzian-Euclidean black holes.
Study causal structure of warped spacetimes using novel pre-length spaces.
problem Understanding the causal structure of warped spacetimes.
method Novel notion of Lorentzian pre-length spaces and proof of causal completion as globally hyperbolic pre-length space.
result Causal completion of GRW spacetime is a globally hyperbolic pre-length space under Hausdorff chronological topology.
Study on extremals in sub-Lorentzian geometry defined by antinorm.
problem Characterizing extremals in sub-Lorentzian structures.
method Deriving Hamiltonian system and conditions for extremal trajectories.
result Conditions for normal extremal trajectories and properties of abnormal extremals.
Defines a geometric dimension for Lorentzian spaces, distinguishing spacelike and null subspaces.
problem No specific problem stated; focuses on defining a new geometric dimension.
method Introduces a one-parameter family of volume measures and a doubling condition for causal diamonds.
result Defines a geometric dimension for synthetic spacetimes, distinguishing between spacelike and null subspaces.
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.
Geometric derivation of Einstein equations from causal fermion systems.
problem Deriving Einstein's equations from a new theoretical framework.
method Analysis of causal fermion systems and causal action principle.
result Einstein equations derived from causal action principle.
New curvature measure for causal sets derived from optimal transport.
problem Capturing Ricci curvature in causal sets.
method Using Lorentzian optimal transport, novel curvature defined along maximal chains.
result Recovery of timelike Ricci curvature from order-theoretic data.
We describe up to finite coverings causal flat affine complete Lorentzian manifolds such that the past and the future of any point are closed near this point. We say that these manifolds are strictly causal. In particular, we prove that their fundamental groups are virtually abelian. In dimension 4, there is only one, …
Study of generalized cones in Lorentzian geometry with causality and curvature analysis.
problem Understanding causality and curvature in Lorentzian warped products.
method Analyzing generalized cones as Lorentzian length spaces with explicit descriptions and metric curvature bounds.
result Prove singularity theorems for non-positive lower timelike curvature bounds.
We give an up-to-date perspective with a general overview of the theory of causal properties, the derived causal structures, their classification and applications, and the definition and construction of causal boundaries and of causal symmetries, mostly for Lorentzian manifolds but also in more abstract settings.
The paper extends completeness notions to low-regularity spacetimes.
problem Defining completeness conditions for spacetimes with low-regularity metrics.
method Extending Beem's completeness notions to Lorentzian length spaces and proving relationships between them.
result Equivalence of completeness conditions for globally hyperbolic C1-spacetimes under certain conditions. Researchers extend the concept of metric spaces to Lorentzian spaces and prove the feasibility of their c-completion.
problem Extending the concept of metric spaces to Lorentzian spaces and proving their c-completion.
method Revisiting Lorentzian metric spaces, constructing c-completion, proving feasibility and endowing with Lorentzian metric space structure.
result The c-completion of Lorentzian metric spaces is feasible and well-suited, completing the original space in a precise sense.
We discuss contact invariant structures on the space of solutions of a third-order ordinary differential equation. Associated to any third-order differential equation modulo contact transformations, Chern introduced a degenerate conformal Lorentzian metric on the space of 2-jets of functions of one variable. When the W…
Study null hypersurfaces in Lorentzian manifolds, proving Riemannian flow structure.
problem Properties of Lorentzian manifolds influenced by totally geodesic null hypersurfaces.
method Coupling rigging technique with null foliation existence to prove Riemann flow structure.
result Proves curvature conditions restrict causal structure of spacetime.
The study of low regularity (in-)extendibility of Lorentzian manifolds is motivated by the question whether a given solution to the Einstein equations can be extended (or is maximal) as a weak solution. In this paper we show that a timelike complete and globally hyperbolic Lorentzian manifold is C0-inextendible. For…
We show that every closed Lorentzian surface contains at least two closed geodesics. Explicit examples show the optimality of this claim. Refining this result we relate the least number of closed geodesics to the causal structure of the surface and the homotopy type of the Lorentzian metric.
New curvature bounds defined for Lorentzian spaces.
problem Establishing equivalence of different curvature definitions for Lorentzian spaces.
method Introducing new curvature concepts based on convexity/concavity and four-point conditions.
result Equivalence of causal and timelike curvature bounds.
We give a brief introduction to causal fermion systems with a focus on the geometric structures in space-time.
Wave equation map reveals manifold's structure.
problem Reconstructing Lorentzian manifold from wave equation map.
method Analyzing Schwartz kernel and boundary light observation set.
result Full Lorentzian structure can be recovered under geometric assumptions.
I introduce a family of closeness functions between causal Lorentzian geometries of finite volume and arbitrary underlying topology. When points are randomly scattered in a Lorentzian manifold, with uniform density according to the volume element, some information on the topology and metric is encoded in the partial or…
A flat complete causal Lorentzian manifold is called {\it strictly causal} if the past and the future of each its point are closed near this point. We consider strictly causal manifolds with unipotent holonomy groups and assign to a manifold of this type four nonnegative integers (a signature) and a parabola in the con…
New geometric properties discovered in a specific Frobenius manifold.
problem Exploring hidden geometric aspects of a specific Frobenius manifold.
method Proved the manifold is pseudo-elliptic, sub-manifold of a Lorentzian projective manifold, and unraveled Maurer-Cartan structures.
result Found causality conditions bridging Lorentzian and probabilistic concepts.
We introduce a version of Aubry-Mather theory for the length functional of causal curves in compact Lorentzian manifolds. Results include the existence of maximal invariant measures, calibrations and calibrated curves. We prove two versions of the Mather's graph theorem. A class of examples, the Lorentzian Hedlund exam…
Study on Hausdorff dimension and curvature bounds in sub-Lorentzian Heisenberg group.
problem Hausdorff dimension and curvature bounds in sub-Lorentzian Heisenberg group.
method Elementary variational approach, Lorentzian isoperimetric problem, uniform estimate of causal diamonds.
result Heisenberg group has Lorentzian Hausdorff dimension 4 and satisfies neither timelike curvature-dimension nor measure contraction properties.