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On Multiple Images in Closed Universes

Astrophysics 2007-05-23 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology

Abstract

Universes with multiconnected spatial sections predict multiple images of cosmic sources. A confusing terminology exists in the naming of these images as real ones vs. ghosts. Here an attempt is made to clarify the situation.

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@article{arxiv.astro-ph/9807038,
  title  = {On Multiple Images in Closed Universes},
  author = {Helio V. Fagundes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:astro-ph/9807038},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

3 pages, 2 figures. Contribution to "Topics in Theoretical Physics, vol II: Festschrift for A. H. Zimerman." Revised version, with a correction on the fundamental polygons

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