Non-time-orientable Lorentzian cobordism allows for pair creation

DOI10.1007/BF00669922zbMath0602.53058MaRDI QIDQ1081861

Rafael D. Sorkin

Publication date: 1986

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

Kaluza-Klein monopolesLorentzian cobordismtime-orientability

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of global differential geometry to the sciences (53C80) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15) Other types of cobordism (57R90)

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