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48 results for spacetime conformal factor

One method of studying the asymptotic structure of spacetime is to apply Penrose's conformal rescaling technique. In this setting, the Einstein equations for the metric and the conformal factor in the unphysical spacetime degenerate where the conformal factor vanishes, namely at the boundary representing null infinity.…

2001-11-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Study properties of hypersurfaces in spacetimes with conformal transformations.

problem Properties of embedded hypersurfaces in spacetimes with a preferred spatial direction.
method Analysis of hypersurfaces with conformal transformations, scalar curvature conditions, and Riemannian manifold properties.
result Hypersurfaces are either Einstein or have vanishing twist, and under certain conditions, they are isomorphic to the 3-sphere.

We establish that equally-spaced smectic configurations enjoy an infinite-dimensional conformal symmetry and show that there is a natural map between them and null hypersurfaces in maximally-symmetric spacetimes. By choosing the appropriate conformal factor it is possible to restore additional symmetries of focal struc…

2011-11-30abs ↗pdf ↗

Characterizes pseudo B-symmetric spacetimes and their implications in f(R) gravity.

problem Characterizing pseudo B-symmetric spacetimes and their properties.
method Analyzes Codazzi type of B-tensor and applies f(R) gravity model.
result Pseudo B-symmetric spacetimes with Codazzi type B-tensor are conformally flat and Robertson-Walker spacetimes.

In this paper we provide a method capable of producing an infinite number of solutions for Einstein's equation on static spacetimes with perfect fluid as a matter field. All spacetimes of this type which are symmetric with respect to a given group of translations and whose spatial factor is conformally flat, are charac…

2017-11-02abs ↗pdf ↗

A spacetime can be embedded in an enveloping space with all its extensions.

problem Existence and uniqueness of C0-maximal extensions in globally hyperbolic conformally flat spacetimes.
method Proving conformal embedding into an enveloping space containing all extensions.
result Existence and uniqueness of C0-maximal extensions proven.

Study characterizes conformal boundaries of de Sitter spacetimes.

problem Characterize conformal infinity of asymptotically de Sitter spacetimes.
method Derive constraints relating stress-energy tensor to conformal geometric data using higher conformal fundamental forms.
result Constraints on stress-energy tensor relate to conformal geometric data.

It is shown that the space of null geodesics of a causally simple Lorentzian manifold is Hausdorff if it admits an open conformal embedding into a globally hyperbolic spacetime. This provides an obstruction to conformal embeddings of causally simple spacetimes into globally hyperbolic ones irrespective of curvature con…

2019-01-02abs ↗pdf ↗

The paper studies geometric structures in perfect fluid spacetimes with specific metrics.

problem Analyzing the geometric properties of perfect fluid spacetimes with specific metrics.
method Investigates conditions for conformal Ricci-Yamabe soliton and derives Laplace equations.
result Conditions for expanding, steady, or shrinking conformal Ricci-Yamabe solitons are identified.

Classifies conformal transformations in spacetimes without observer horizons.

problem Understanding conformal transformations in spacetimes without observer horizons.
method Proves classification of conformal transformations into two types: escaping and non-escaping.
result Conformal transformations of Einstein's static universe are classified.

This paper completes globally hyperbolic conformally flat spacetimes, proving they are topological manifolds.

problem Understanding the structure of spacetimes with specific properties.
method Analyzing globally hyperbolic conformally flat spacetimes, proving their causal completions are topological manifolds.
result Causal completions of globally hyperbolic conformally flat spacetimes are topological manifolds homeomorphic to S x [0, 1].

The paper finds conditions for pseudosymmetric spacetimes to be perfect fluids.

problem Characterizing pseudosymmetric spacetimes as perfect fluids.
method Analyzes generalized Robertson-Walker spacetimes, conformally flat spacetimes, and dust fluids.
result Conditions for pseudosymmetric spacetimes to be perfect fluids are established.

The paper proves a rigidity theorem for null geodesic travel times in asymptotically AdS spacetimes.

problem Determining if a spacetime is conformally AdS based on null geodesic travel times.
method Analyzing all null geodesics from a point to its antipodal point, considering various spacetime conditions.
result The spacetime is conformally AdS if and only if all null geodesics from a point refocus at its antipodal point.

The group of conformal diffeomorphisms and the group of causal automorphisms on two-dimensional globally hyperbolic spacetimes are clarified. It is shown that if spacetimes have non-compact Cauchy surfaces, then the groups are subgroups of that of two-dimensional Minkowski spacetime, and if spacetimes have compact Cauc…

2015-01-28abs ↗pdf ↗

Detect spacetime curvature without rulers and clocks in 3D.

problem Detecting spacetime curvature without traditional measurement tools.
method Generalized results from 2D to 3D spacetime, proving well-stitched spacetime for conformally flat cases.
result A 3D spacetime is well-stitched if and only if it is conformally flat, providing a tool for curvature detection.

The study examines conditions that prevent null geodesic lines in spacetimes, impacting cosmological geometry.

problem Preventing the existence of null geodesic lines in spacetimes.
method Identifying geometric conditions on foliations of spacetimes that prevent null geodesic lines, especially for spacetimes with compact Cauchy hypersurfaces.
result Conditions on foliations can prevent null geodesic lines, leading to restrictions on cosmological spacetime geometry.

Classification of specific pseudo-Riemannian manifolds.

problem Classifying conformally flat generalized Ricci recurrent pseudo-Riemannian manifolds.
method Complete classification through mathematical analysis.
result Conformally flat generalized Ricci recurrent pseudo-Riemannian manifolds are either de Sitter or anti-de Sitter spacetimes.

Study of spacelike submanifolds with umbilical lightlike normals in Lorentzian spacetimes.

problem Geometric and topological constraints on codimension-two spacelike submanifolds.
method Analysis of submanifolds with umbilical lightlike normal directions, using geometric and topological constraints.
result Any such submanifold is contained in a lightlike hypersurface, which is totally umbilical if the lightlike normal direction is umbilical.

Study explores geometric properties of Vaidya-Bonner-de Sitter spacetime.

problem Exploring geometric properties of Vaidya-Bonner-de Sitter spacetime.
method Analyzing conformal curvature, conharmonic curvature, and other curvatures.
result VBdS spacetime exhibits various pseudosymmetric structures and geometric features.

The paper examines geometric properties of a unique spacetime model.

problem Investigating the geometric properties of a point-like global monopole spacetime.
method Analyzing the spacetime's pseudosymmetry structures, energy-momentum tensor, and curvature properties.
result The point-like global monopole spacetime exhibits various pseudosymmetry structures and properties.

We generalize Penrose's notion of conformal infinity of spacetime, to situations with anisotropic scaling. This is relevant not only for Lifshitz-type anisotropic gravity models, but also in standard general relativity and string theory, for spacetimes exhibiting a natural asymptotic anisotropy. Examples include the Li…

2009-09-21abs ↗pdf ↗

Researchers use conformal infinity to study spacetimes near AdS2×S2.

problem Studying the rigidity of asymptotically AdS2×S2 spacetimes.
method Developed a new approach based on conformal infinity.
result Obtained new results including similar to [4] but for higher dimensions and more than two ends.

Study submanifolds in null hypersurfaces of generalized Robertson-Walker spacetimes.

problem Characterize submanifolds in null hypersurfaces of generalized Robertson-Walker spacetimes.
method Analyze light cones, lightlike cylinders, and null cones in specific spacetimes; provide conditions for conformal diffeomorphism.
result Conditions guaranteeing conformal diffeomorphism to hyperbolic space, round cylinder, and sphere.

In this review, we collect several results for conformally standard stationary spacetimes (SxR,g) obtained in terms of a Finsler metric of Randers type on the orbit manifold S that we call Fermat metric. This metric is obtained by applying the relativistic Fermat principle and it turns out that it encodes all the causa…

2012-01-09abs ↗pdf ↗

New tractor geometry derived from asymptotically flat spacetimes.

problem Understanding the geometry of spacetimes near their boundaries.
method Derived null-tractor bundle from interior spacetime geometry, proved connections' uniqueness, and expressed results in BMS coordinates.
result Tractor connection encodes mass and angular momentum in 3D, and asymptotic shear in higher dimensions.

We derive necessary conditions for the spinorial Witten-Nester energy to be well-defined for asymptotically locally AdS spacetimes. We find that the conformal boundary should admit a spinor satisfying certain differential conditions and in odd dimensions the boundary metric should be conformally Einstein. We show that …

2005-06-15abs ↗pdf ↗

Study on spin-zero rest-mass fields using conformal geometric method.

problem Wellposedness of Cauchy and Goursat problems for spin-n/2n/2 zero rest-mass equations.
method Conformal geometric method, energy equalities, partial conformal compactification.
result Proves wellposedness of Cauchy and Goursat problems and establishes field decays.

The Kasner metrics are among the simplest solutions of the vacuum Einstein equations, and we use them here to examine the conformal method of finding solutions of the Einstein constraint equations. After describing the conformal method's construction of constant mean curvature (CMC) slices of Kasner spacetimes, we turn…

2014-04-29abs ↗pdf ↗

The study examines perfect fluid spacetimes and their properties.

problem Characterizing properties of perfect fluid spacetimes with concircular vector fields.
method Analyzing the conformal curvature tensor, state equation, and solitons in perfect fluid spacetimes.
result Perfect fluid spacetimes with concircular vector fields have specific properties related to the state equation and solitons.

In this paper we study the r-stability of closed spacelike hypersurfaces with constant rr-th mean curvature in conformally stationary spacetimes of constant sectional curvature. In this setting, we obtain a characterization of rr-stability through the analysis of the first eigenvalue of an operator naturally attached…

2010-03-01abs ↗pdf ↗

Motivated by recent proposals for a de Sitter version of the AdS/CFT correspondence, we give some topological restrictions on spacetimes of de Sitter type, i.e., spacetimes with Λ>0Λ>0, which admit a regular past and/or future conformal boundary. For example we show that if Mn+1M^{n+1}, n2n \ge 2, is a globally hyperbolic…

2002-02-25abs ↗pdf ↗

We reinterpret special relativity, or more precisely its de Sitter deformation, in terms of 3d conformal geometry, as opposed to (3+1)d spacetime geometry. An inertial observer, usually described by a geodesic in spacetime, becomes instead a choice of ways to reverse the conformal compactification of a Euclidean vector…

2013-05-14abs ↗pdf ↗

Minimal TIP and TIF found in compact spacetimes, impacting spacetime splitting.

problem Understanding the global structure of spacetimes with compact Cauchy surfaces.
method Analysis of Terminal Indecomposable Past (TIP) and Future (TIF) sets in spacetimes with compact Cauchy surfaces.
result In a spacetime with compact Cauchy surfaces, there is always at least one minimal TIP and one minimal TIF.