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We prove that if $X:M^n\to\mathbb{H}^n\times \mathbb{R}$, $n\geq 3$, is a an orientable, complete immersion with finite strong total curvature, then $X$ is proper and $M$ is diffeomorphic to a compact manifold $\bar M$ minus a finite number…
We show that the causal-future-directed character of the energy-momentum vector of $n$-dimensional asymptotically hyperbolic Riemannian manifolds with spherical conformal infinity, $n\ge 3$, can be traced back to that of asymptotically…
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We review geometrical properties of a static spacetime $(M,g)$, including geodesic completeness, causality, standard splittings, compact $M$, closed geodesics and geodesic connectedness. We pay special attention to the critical quadratic…
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