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A theorem related to the Newman-Penrose constants is proven. The theorem states that all the Newman-Penrose constants of asymptotically flat, stationary, asymptotically algebraically special electrovacuum spacetimes are zero.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-10-29 Xiangdong Zhang , Xiaoning Wu , Sijie Gao

We investigate the causal structure of $(1+1)$-dimensional spacetimes. For two sets of field equations we show that at least locally any spacetime is a solution for an appropriate choice of the matter fields. For the theories under…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-04-06 Dan Christensen , Robert B. Mann

We present a version of relative locality based on the geometry of twistor space. This can also be thought of as a new kind of deformation of twistor theory based on the construction of a bundle of twistor spaces over momentum space.…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2013-11-04 Lee Smolin

The classical singularity theorems of General Relativity rely on energy conditions that are easily violated by quantum fields. Here, we provide motivation for an energy condition obeyed in semiclassical gravity: the smeared null energy…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-10-25 Eleni-Alexandra Kontou , Ben Freivogel , Dimitrios Krommydas

We propose a geometric inequality for two-dimensional spacelike surfaces in the Schwarzschild spacetime. This inequality implies the Penrose inequality for collapsing dust shells in general relativity, as proposed by Penrose and Gibbons. We…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-06-15 Simon Brendle , Mu-Tao Wang

Hawking's singularity theorem concerns matter obeying the strong energy condition (SEC), which means that all observers experience a nonnegative effective energy density (EED), thereby guaranteeing the timelike convergence property.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-09-19 Peter J. Brown , Christopher J. Fewster , Eleni-Alexandra Kontou

New singularity theorems are derived for generic warped-product spacetimes of any dimension. The main purpose is to analyze the stability of (compact or large) extra dimensions against dynamical perturbations. To that end, the base of the…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-05-22 Nastassja Cipriani , José M. M. Senovilla

The Hawking-Penrose singularity theorem states that a singularity forms inside a black hole in general relativity. To remove this singularity one must resort to a more fundamental theory. Using a corrected dynamical equation arising in loop…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2018-01-15 Changjun Gao , Youjun Lu , You-Gen Shen , Valerio Faraoni

A generalization of the limiting procedure of Penrose, which allows non-zero cosmological constants and takes into account metrics that contain homogeneous functions of degree zero, is presented. It is shown that any spacetime which admits…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2008-11-26 R. Gueven

We present a discussion of the periodicity in imaginary time of maximally extended black hole spacetimes without reference to Euclidean manifolds. As motivation, we first demonstrate our approach for the Rindler geometry in flat space…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2024-08-28 Bernardo Araneda , Bernard F. Whiting

We establish versions of the Positive Mass and Penrose inequalities for a class of asymptotically hyperbolic hypersurfaces. In particular, under the usual dominant energy condition, we prove in all dimensions $n\geq 3$ an optimal Penrose…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2012-01-25 Levi Lopes de Lima , Frederico Girão

The influential theorems of Hawking and Penrose demonstrate that spacetime singularities are ubiquitous features of general relativity, Einstein's theory of gravity. The utility of classical general relativity in describing gravitational…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-01-09 Shahar Hod

The Penrose strong cosmic censorship conjecture asserts that Cauchy horizons inside dynamically formed black holes are unstable to remnant matter fields that fall into the black holes. The physical importance of this conjecture stems from…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-02-03 Shahar Hod

The original Kerr theorem provides the foundation for Kerr-Schild transformations by classifying all shear-free and geodesic null congruences in flat spacetime; the key ingredient of the Kerr-Schild ansatz. However, due to the high level of…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2025-08-28 Eloy Ayón-Beato , Daniel Flores-Alfonso , Mokhtar Hassaine

The recent holographic deduction of Penrose inequality only assumes null energy condition while the weak or dominant energy condition is required in usual geometric proof. This paper makes a step toward filling up gap between these two…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2023-02-01 Zi-Qing Xiao , Run-Qiu Yang

The dynamics of extended spinning bodies in the Kerr spacetime is investigated in the pole-dipole particle approximation and under the assumption that the spin-curvature force only slightly deviates the particle from a geodesic path. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2015-06-22 Donato Bini , Andrea Geralico

We reconsider space-time singularities in classical Einsteinian general relativity: with the help of several new co-ordinate systems we show that the Schwarzschild solution can be extended beyond the curvature singularity at r=0. The…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2010-04-06 K. Peeters , C. Schweigert , J. W. van Holten

We survey recent developments towards a proof of the Penrose conjecture and results on Penrose-type and other geometric inequalities for quasi-local masses in general relativity.

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2021-11-23 Hollis Williams

We completely classify the Friedmann-Lema\^{i}tre-Robertson-Walker solutions with spatial curvature $K=0,\pm 1$ for perfect fluids with linear equation of state $p=w\rho $, where $\rho$ and $p$ are the energy density and pressure, without…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2022-07-13 Tomohiro Harada , Takahisa Igata , Takuma Sato , Bernard Carr

A recent paper \cite{Bousso:2022cun} put forward a theorem showing that hyperentropic surface would result in incomplete null generators for a null hypersurface emanating from the surface provided it satisfies the null curvature condition…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2023-01-09 Vaibhav Kalvakota