The $C^0$-inextendibility of a class of FLRW spacetimes
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| author | Sbierski, Jan |
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| contents | This paper studies the singularity structure of FLRW spacetimes without particle horizons at the $C^0$-level of the metric. We show that in the case of constant spatial curvature $K=+1$, and without any further assumptions on the scale factor, the big bang singularity is sufficiently strong to exclude continuous spacetime extensions to the past. On the other hand it is known that in the case of constant spatial curvature $K=-1$ continuous spacetime extensions through the big-bang exist for certain choices of scale factor [4], giving rise to Milne-like cosmologies. Complementing these results we exhibit a geometric obstruction to continuous spacetime extensions which is present for a large range of scale factors in the case $K=-1$. |
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| spellingShingle | The $C^0$-inextendibility of a class of FLRW spacetimes Sbierski, Jan General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Mathematical Physics Differential Geometry This paper studies the singularity structure of FLRW spacetimes without particle horizons at the $C^0$-level of the metric. We show that in the case of constant spatial curvature $K=+1$, and without any further assumptions on the scale factor, the big bang singularity is sufficiently strong to exclude continuous spacetime extensions to the past. On the other hand it is known that in the case of constant spatial curvature $K=-1$ continuous spacetime extensions through the big-bang exist for certain choices of scale factor [4], giving rise to Milne-like cosmologies. Complementing these results we exhibit a geometric obstruction to continuous spacetime extensions which is present for a large range of scale factors in the case $K=-1$. |
| title | The $C^0$-inextendibility of a class of FLRW spacetimes |
| topic | General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Mathematical Physics Differential Geometry |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2312.07443 |