Non-time-orientable Lorentzian cobordism allows for pair creation
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: Non-time-orientable Lorentzian cobordism allows for pair creation
zbMATH Open document ID: 0602.53058
DOI: 10.1007/BF00669922
author: Rafael D. Sorkin
published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics
publication date: 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: It is shown that if time-orientability is sacrificed, then, in any spacetime of odd dimension, two cobordant manifolds are also related by a Lorentzian cobordism. Thus, pair creation of Kaluza-Klein monopoles would be allowed in such a framework. The even-dimensional case is also examined.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 53C80
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 83E15
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 57R90
zbMATH DE Number: 3971691
zbMATH Keywords: time-orientability
zbMATH Keywords: Lorentzian cobordism
zbMATH Keywords: Kaluza-Klein monopoles
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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