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Space of Timelike Directions and Curvature Bounds

Metric Geometry 2026-03-09 v1

Abstract

We investigate the consequences of timelike sectional curvature bounds in Lorentzian length spaces for the existence and structure of the space of directions at a point. It is established that, under upper timelike sectional curvature bounds, the space of directions exists and is itself a metric space with curvature bounded above by 1-1. Furthermore, the metric cone over the space of directions, which canonically models the tangent space at a given point, is shown to constitute a Lorentzian length space with timelike sectional curvature bounded above by 00. To do this, we introduce the notion of ϵ\epsilon-μ\mu timelike sectional curvature bounds, which are compatible with pre-existing synthetic curvature conditions. These results extend the comparison-geometric framework to the Lorentzian setting, providing a synthetic characterization of geodesics, tangent cones, and curvature under causal constraints.

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@article{arxiv.2603.06458,
  title  = {Space of Timelike Directions and Curvature Bounds},
  author = {Joe Barton and Jona Röhrig},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2603.06458},
  year   = {2026}
}