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Another Possible Abnormality of Compact Space-Time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

K. K. Lee
K. K. Lee*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Ottawa Ottawa, Ontario Canada K1N 6N5
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Abstract

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It is shown that the Lorentz structure of a compact prespace- time M can be so chosen such that M can not satisfy the strong energy condition. Thus, combining both the causal and the strong energy conditions, a stronger case against the compact space-times as proper arenas of physics can be made.

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Research Article
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Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 18 , Issue 5 , 01 December 1975, pp. 695 - 697
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1975

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