Study flat spacetimes with BTZ singularities using BTZ-extension.
problem Understanding singularities in flat spacetimes.
method Use BTZ-extension to describe Moduli spaces and construct cauchy-surface.
result Construct convex polyhedral cauchy-surface in Cauchy-compact flat spacetimes with BTZ.
The paper proves a conjecture about spacetimes and singularities.
problem Understanding naked singularities and causally simple spacetimes.
method Analyzes null geodesics and spacetime properties to prove conjectures.
result Proves a conjecture about spacetimes and singularities, including implications for two-dimensional spacetimes.
The paper examines gravitational singularities in spacetimes and proves inextendibility.
problem Investigating gravitational singularities in spacetimes.
method Analyzing local holonomy and using it to prove inextendibility.
result Proves the Cloc0,1-inextendibility of certain spacetimes. It is shown that the initial singularities in spatially compact spacetimes with spherical, plane or hyperbolic symmetry admitting a compact constant mean curvature hypersurface are crushing singularities when the matter content of spacetime is described by the Vlasov equation (collisionless matter) or the wave equation…
Study rigidity in Penrose's singularity theorem with weakly trapped surfaces.
problem Understand the global structure of spacetimes with weakly trapped surfaces.
method Show foliation of MOTS generating totally geodesic null hypersurfaces.
result Obtain local or global rigidity results based on assumptions.
Develops local theory for singular spacetimes becoming asymptotically self-similar.
problem Construction of singular spacetimes in all dimensions.
method Local theory and construction of exact self-similar solutions.
result Construction of exact self-similar solutions corresponding to formal asymptotic expansions.
The paper investigates the singularity and extendibility of inflationary spacetimes.
problem The existence and extendibility of initial curvature singularities in inflationary spacetimes.
method Classification and rigorous extendibility criteria derivation for quasi-de Sitter spacetimes.
result Past-eternal inflationary scenarios are most likely physically singular, except in very special initial conditions.
Study shows how topology and singularities are linked in expanding spacetimes.
problem Understanding the relationship between spacetime topology and singularities in expanding universes.
method Examined 3+1 dimensional spacetimes with a positive cosmological constant, using topology of 3-manifolds and minimal surfaces.
result Established a precise connection between the topology of Cauchy surfaces and the occurrence of past singularities.
Generic singularities found in spacetimes with weakly trapped submanifolds.
problem Existence of singularities in spacetimes with weakly trapped submanifolds.
method Using Whitney topologies and singularity theorems, the study shows genericity of singularities in spacetimes with weakly trapped submanifolds.
result Generic singularities are found in spacetimes with weakly trapped submanifolds.
The paper extends foliation by constant mean curvature surfaces to spacetimes with particles.
problem Extending foliation to spacetimes with cone singularities.
method Analyzes globally hyperbolic spacetimes with cone singularities.
result Unique foliation by constant mean curvature surfaces in spacetimes with particles.
Study of spacelike singularities in spherical spacetimes with scalar matter.
problem Characterize spacelike singularities in spherically symmetric spacetimes with scalar matter.
method Analyzes the properties of spacelike singularities in spherically symmetric spacetimes with scalar matter, proving inverse polynomial blow-up rates and providing a BKL-type expansion.
result Provides a rigorous description of Kasner-like singularities in spherically symmetric gravitational collapse.
Minkowski space is the local model of 3 dimensionnal flat spacetimes. Recent progress in the description of globally hyperbolic flat spacetimes showed strong link between Lorentzian geometry and Teichm{ü}ller space. We notice that Lorentzian generalisations of conical singularities are useful for the endeavours of desc…
Researchers found infinite families of non-singular static spacetimes with negative cosmological constant.
problem Finding non-singular static spacetimes with negative cosmological constant.
method Constructing infinite-dimensional families of solutions to the Einstein-Maxwell equations.
result Infinite-dimensional families of non-singular static space times with negative cosmological constant.
Weak Bianchi identity found for spacetimes with timelike singularities.
problem Weak Bianchi identity for spacetimes with curvature singularities.
method Found sufficient conditions for a weak version of the second Bianchi identity.
result Identified a class of spherically symmetric static spacetimes with timelike singularities for which the identity holds.
The paper proves that certain FLRW spacetimes cannot be extended past the big bang.
problem The singularity structure of FLRW spacetimes without particle horizons at the C0-level. method Analyzing the singularity structure of FLRW spacetimes with constant spatial curvature.
result A geometric obstruction prevents continuous spacetime extensions for a wide range of scale factors in the case of K=−1. T-duality in singular spacetime models with H-flux.
problem T-duality in singular spacetime models with H-flux.
method Initiate study of twisted equivariant Courant algebroids and apply to string theory.
result Ramond-Ramond charges classified by twisted equivariant cohomology groups.
The paper proves a spacetime positive mass theorem for singular initial data sets.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for initial data sets with corners.
method Extending Hirsch-Kazaras-Khuri's method to singular cases using Hirsch-Miao-Tsang ideas.
result Integral lower bound on spacetime mass and characterisation of zero mass.
The Positive Mass Theorem for special singular initial data.
problem Proving the positive mass theorem for data with a codimension one singularity.
method Using asymptotically flat spin initial data sets with matching Bartnik data condition involving spacetime rotations.
result Established a spacetime positive mass theorem and rigidity statement.
New non-singular spacetimes found with negative cosmological constant.
problem Finding non-singular spacetimes with a negative cosmological constant.
method Constructing infinite-dimensional families of solutions to complex equations.
result Infinite-dimensional families of non-singular stationary space-times with negative cosmological constant.
We construct stationary flat three-dimensional Lorentzian manifolds with singularities that are obtained from Euclidean surfaces with cone singularities and closed one-forms on these surfaces. In the application to (2+1)-gravity, these spacetimes correspond to models containing massive particles with spin. We analyse t…
The Penrose theorem and Hawking's topology theorem are extended to weighted spacetimes.
problem Extending Penrose's singularity theorem and Hawking's topology theorem to weighted spacetimes.
method Using weighted null energy condition and synthetic dimension to generalize the theorems.
result Generalized versions of the Penrose and Hawking theorems hold under a weighted null energy condition.
Study on unique spacetime extensions in 1+1 dimensions with applications to weak null singularities.
problem Understanding unique spacetime extensions across null boundaries in 1+1 dimensions.
method Analyzing the C0- and C1-structures of continuous spacetime extensions. result Extensions can have the same C0-structure but different C1-structures. Study of spacetimes in cosmology without symmetry assumptions.
problem Proving timelike incompleteness and properties of time functions.
method Rigorous mathematical proofs and analysis of spacetime properties.
result Timelike incompleteness for specific spacetimes with mean curvature constraints.
The paper proves unique foliations for hyperbolic ends and convex de Sitter spacetimes.
problem Proving unique foliations for hyperbolic ends with cone singularities.
method Using duality between hyperbolic ends and convex de Sitter spacetimes, and grafting maps.
result Grafting maps are homeomorphisms for surfaces with cone singularities of angles less than π.
New singularity concept in GR: volume singularities.
problem Understanding spacetime singularities in General Relativity.
method Introducing a new type of singularity: volume singularities.
result Volume singularities are hidden by event horizons.
We translate Penrose's singularity theorem to a Finsler spacetime. To that end, causal concepts in Lorentzian geometry are extended, including definitions and properties of focal points and trapped surfaces, with careful attention paid to the differences that arise in the Finslerian setting.
Proves Gannon-Lee theorem for C1 spacetimes.
problem Classical singularity theorems for C1 spacetimes. method Proves theorem for C1 spacetimes, shows geodesic properties. result Gannon-Lee theorem holds for C1 spacetimes. Study shows nonextendibility of warped spacelike singularities in specific spacetimes.
problem Nonextendibility of warped spacelike singularities in specific spacetimes.
method Establishes a local obstruction through integrability conditions and radial compression.
result Imply C0-inextendibility for the one-horizon Birmingham-Kottler family. Study of caustics in Einstein-dust system, showing spacetime singularities and diverging curvature.
problem Understanding caustics and singularities in the Einstein-dust system.
method Established local existence result for spherically symmetric spacetimes containing caustics, constructed from solutions to a PDE problem.
result Obtained spherically symmetric spacetimes with diverging curvature and singular boundary.
The paper establishes criteria for spacetime inextendibility using asymptotic volume-distance-ratio analysis.
problem Determining inextendibility of spacetimes near singularities.
method Asymptotic analysis of volume-distance-ratio (VDR) to prove inextendibility criteria.
result Failure of VDR convergence to the Minkowski value implies inextendibility of spacetime.
Modeling wormhole creation without singularities in relativity.
problem Creating wormholes without singularities in classical relativity.
method Topological surgery and Morse theory to construct a nonsingular wormhole.
result Wormholes can be created nonsingularly in classical relativity.
The paper extends Hawking--Page solutions to various spacetimes with singularities.
problem Understanding the extensions of Hawking--Page solutions with different types of singularities.
method Kaluza--Klein reduction and Christodoulou's methods.
result Extensions of Lorentzian Hawking--Page solutions with null, spacelike singularities, and Cauchy horizons of Taub--NUT type are proven.
We study Jang's equation on a one-parameter family of asymptotically flat, spherically symmetric Cauchy hypersurfaces in the maximally extended Schwarzschild spacetime. The hypersurfaces contain apparent horizons and are parametrized by their proximity to the singularity at r=0. We show that on those hypersurfaces …
New theorem shows singularities in high-density cosmologies without global assumptions.
problem Proving singularities in cosmological models without global topological constraints.
method Past null focusing condition and Einstein field equations.
result All timelike geodesics are past incomplete in high-density scenarios.
We consider spacetimes consisting of a manifold with Lorentzian metric and a weight function or scalar field. These spacetimes admit a Bakry-Émery-Ricci tensor which is a natural generalization of the Ricci tensor. We impose an energy condition on the Bakry-Émery-Ricci tensor and obtain singularity theorems of a cosmol…
We study global aspects of complete, non-singular asymptotically locally AdS spacetimes solving the vacuum Einstein equations whose conformal infinity is an arbitrary globally stationary spacetime. It is proved that any such solution which is asymptotically stationary to the past and future is itself globally stationar…
In General Relativity the metric can be recovered from the structure of the lightcones and a measure giving the volume element. Since the causal structure seems to be simpler than the Lorentzian manifold structure, this suggests that it is more fundamental. But there are cases when seemingly healthy causal structure an…
In a recent paper, Eichmair, Galloway and Pollack have proved a Gannon-Lee-type singularity theorem based on the existence of marginally outer trapped surfaces (MOTS) on noncompact initial data sets for globally hyperbolic spacetimes. This result requires that the MOTS be generic in a suitable sense. In the same spirit…
New black hole models with both null and spacelike singularities.
problem Understanding singularities in black hole spacetimes.
method Developed a new spacelike-characteristic gluing method to construct black hole spacetimes.
result First examples of black holes with coexisting null and spacelike singularities.
Classifies left invariant Kundt structures on 3D Lie groups.
problem Understanding Kundt spacetimes and their properties.
method Analyzes local structure and properties of left invariant Kundt structures.
result Classifies all left invariant Kundt structures on 3D simply connected unimodular Lie groups.
It is shown that in a class of maximal globally hyperbolic spacetimes admitting two local Killing vectors, the past (defined with respect to an appropriate time orientation) of any compact constant mean curvature hypersurface can be covered by a foliation of compact constant mean curvature hypersurfaces. Moreover, the …
In 2+1 dimensions, all complete spacetimes are cylindrical.
problem Understanding rigidity of Ricci flow spacetimes in (2+1) dimensions. method Analyzing complete and sufficiently regular spacetimes, showing they must be cylindrical.
result Every spatial slice is diffeomorphic to a fixed surface, and the spacetime is isometric to a classical Ricci flow.
The paper examines the initial geometry of vacuum cosmological spacetimes and introduces new methods to characterize their behavior.
problem Characterizing the initial geometry of vacuum cosmological spacetimes.
method Analyzes Gowdy and non-Gowdy spacetimes with TN-actions, introduces a monotonic quantity for Kasner spacetimes, and uses curvature and volume bounds. result Evidence of AVTD behavior in Gowdy spacetimes and sufficient conditions for nonGowdy spacetimes.
The Gannon-Lee singularity theorems give well-known restrictions on the spatial topology of singularity-free (i.e., nonspacelike geodesically complete), globally hyperbolic spacetimes. In this paper, we revisit these classic results in the light of recent developments, especially the failure in higher dimensions of a c…
For almost half of the one hundred year history of Einstein's theory of general relativity, Strong Cosmic Censorship has been one of its most intriguing conjectures. The SCC conjecture addresses the issue of the nature of the singularities found in most solutions of Einstein's gravitational field equations: Are such si…
Study finds solutions for spacetimes with negative cosmological constant.
problem Existence of spacetimes with negative cosmological constant.
method Proved existence of solutions for Einstein-complex scalar field equations.
result Found large families of solutions with negative cosmological constant.
Study of stationary vacuum black holes in 5D spacetime.
problem Asymptotically flat bi-axially symmetric stationary solutions of the vacuum Einstein equations.
method Solving axially symmetric harmonic map equations from R^3 into SL(3,R)/SO(3).
result First candidates for smooth vacuum non-degenerate black lenses produced.
New theorem shows black holes are real, with clearer event horizon.
problem Existence of black holes in spacetime.
method Analyzes radial tidal forces and strong energy condition.
result Proves timelike incompleteness of certain spacetimes.