On one connection between Lorentzian and Euclidean metrics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2007-05-23 v3 Mathematical Physics
Differential Geometry
math.MP
Abstract
We investigate connections between pairs of (pseudo-)Riemannian metrics whose sum is a (tensor) product of a covector field with itself. A bijective mapping between the classes of Euclidean and Lorentzian metrics is constructed as a special result. The existence of such maps on a differentiable manifold is discussed. Similar relations for metrics of arbitrary signature on a manifold are considered. We point the possibility that any physical theory based on real Lorentzian metric(s) can be (re)formulated equivalently in terms of real Euclidean metric(s).
Cite
@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9802057,
title = {On one connection between Lorentzian and Euclidean metrics},
author = {Bozhidar Z. Iliev},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9802057},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
21 standard (11pt, A4) LaTeX 2e pages. The packages AMS-LaTeX and amsfonts are required. Revised: all proofs are significantly simplified and new material is added