A Morse Theory for Massive Particles and Photons in General Relativity

Details A Morse Theory for Massive Particles and Photons in General Relativity A Morse Theory for Massive Particles and Photons in General Relativity

1999-05-17

arxiv.org/abs/math-ph/9905009v1

J.Geom.Phys. 35 (2000) 1-34

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Mathematical Physics

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10.1016/S0393-0440(99)00045-5

In this paper we develop a Morse Theory for timelike geodesics parameterized by a constant multiple of proper time. The results are obtained using an extension to the timelike case of the relativistic Fermat Principle, and techniques from Global Analysis on infinite dimensional manifolds. In the second part of the paper we discuss a limit process that allows to obtain also a Morse theory for light rays.

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