Some applications of differential topology in general relativity

Details Some applications of differential topology in general relativity Some applications of differential topology in general relativity

1995-09-25

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9509048v1

J.Geom.Phys. 13 (1994) 357-377

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

24 pages LaTeX, 8 xfig figures available from A. Chamblin at H.A.Chamblin@amtp.cam.ac.uk, published in Jour. of Geometry and P

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Recently, there have been several applications of differential and algebraic topology to problems concerned with the global structure of spacetimes. In this paper, we derive obstructions to the existence of spin-Lorentz and pin-Lorentz cobordisms and we show that for compact spacetimes with non-empty boundary there is no relationship between the homotopy type of the Lorentz metric and the causal structure. We also point out that spin-Lorentz and tetrad cobordism are equivalent. Furthermore, because the original work [7] on metric homotopy and causality may not be known to a wide audience, we present an overview of the results here.

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