The class of continuous timelike curves determines the topology of spacetime

DOI10.1063/1.523436zbMath0355.53033OpenAlexW2062068040WikidataQ56776385 ScholiaQ56776385MaRDI QIDQ4127017

David B. Malament

Publication date: 1977

Published in: Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.523436

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