Published August 1974
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Journal article
Causal boundaries for general relativistic space--times
Description
Let M be a causally continuous space-time. Using indecomposable past and future sets in a symmetric way we construct a causal completion N for M. N is a causal space; the chronology of M in N is the chronology of M. The extended Alexandrov topology for N makes N Hausdorff and M a densely imbedded subspace. M is globally hyperbolic iff either the chronological future or the chronological past of each point in N-M is empty, causally simple iff the causality of M in N is the causality of M. The standard examples of causal completions are special cases.
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.1666812;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Mathematical Physics
- Journal Volume
- 15
- Journal Issue
- 8
- Series
- J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.).
- Journal Page Range
- 1302-1309
- ISSN
- 0022-2488
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 6169467
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- CAUSALITY; GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; SPACE-TIME; SYMMETRY; TIME DEPENDENCE
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; SPACE
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