Invariance properties of boundary sets of open embeddings of manifolds and their application to the abstract boundary

Details Invariance properties of boundary sets of open embeddings of manifolds and their application to the abstract boundary Invariance properties of boundary sets of open embeddings of manifolds and their application to the abstract boundary

1994-06-16

arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9406023v3

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

about 30 pp. (LaTeX/AMS-LaTeX), 8 figures included, also available via FTP or WWW - see paper. To appear in AMS Contemporary M

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The {\em abstract boundary\/} (or {\em {\em a\/}-boundary\/}) of Scott and Szekeres \cite{Scott94} constitutes a ``boundary'' to any $n$-dimensional, paracompact, connected, Hausdorff, $C^\infty$-manifold (without a boundary in the usual sense). In general relativity one deals with a {\em space-% time\/} $(\cM,g)$ (a 4-dimensional manifold $\cM$ with a Lorentzian metric $g$), together with a chosen preferred class of curves in $\cM$. In this case the {\em a\/}-boundary points may represent ``singularities'' or ``points at infinity''. Since the {\em a\/}-boundary itself, however, does not depend on the existence of further structure on the manifold such as a Lorentzian metric or connection, it is possible for it to be used in many contexts. In this paper we develop some purely topological properties of abstract boundary sets and abstract boundary points ({\em a\/}-boundary points). We prove, amongst other things, that compactness is invariant under boundary set equivalence, and introduce another invariant concept ({\em isolation\/}), which encapsulates the notion that a boundary set is ``separated'' from other boundary points of the same embedding. ....... [The abstract continues in paper proper - truncated to fit here.]

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