English

Sur la g\'eom\'etrie de la singularit\'e initiale des espaces-temps plats globalement hyperboliques

Differential Geometry 2012-01-19 v1

Abstract

Let MM be a maximal globally hyperbolic Cauchy compact flat spacetime of dimension 2+1, admitting a Cauchy hypersurface diffeomorphic to a compact hyperbolic manifold. We study the asymptotic behaviour of level sets of quasi-concave time functions on MM. We give a positive answer to a conjecture of Benedetti and Guadagnini in \cite{MR1857817}. More precisely, we prove that the level sets of such a time function converge in the Hausdorff-Gromov equivariant topology to a real tree. Moreover, this limit does not depend on the choice of the time function.

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@article{arxiv.1201.3716,
  title  = {Sur la g\'eom\'etrie de la singularit\'e initiale des espaces-temps plats globalement hyperboliques},
  author = {Mehdi Belraouti},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.3716},
  year   = {2012}
}
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