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Surface gravity of compact non-degenerate horizons under the dominant energy condition

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2022-09-27 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We prove that under the dominant energy condition any non-degenerate smooth compact totally geodesic horizon admits a smooth tangent vector field of constant non-zero surface gravity. This result generalizes previous work by Isenberg and Moncrief, and by Bustamante and Reiris to the non-vacuum case, the vacuum case being given a largely independent proof. Moreover, we prove that any such achronal non-degenerate horizon is actually a Cauchy horizon bounded on one side by a chronology violating region.

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@article{arxiv.2108.04056,
  title  = {Surface gravity of compact non-degenerate horizons under the dominant energy condition},
  author = {Sebastian Gurriaran and Ettore Minguzzi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2108.04056},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

Latex, 37 pages, 2 figures. v2: added appendix and one figure, expanded introduction