On the structure and strength of singularities: Inextendibility results for Lorentzian manifolds

05.11.2020 17:00 - 18:00

Jan Sbierski (Oxford)

Abstract: Given a solution of the Einstein equations a fundamental question is whether one can extend the solution or whether the solution is maximal. If the solution is inextendible in a certain regularity class due to the geometry becoming singular, a further question is whether the strength of the singularity is such that it terminates classical time-evolution.

In this talk we give an overview of low-regularity inextendibility results for Lorentzian manifolds and then focus on recent results showing the locally Lipschitz inextendibility of FLRW models with particle horizons and spherically symmetric weak null singularities. The latter in particular apply to the spherically symmetric spacetimes constructed by Luk and Oh, improving their C2-formulation of strong cosmic censorship to a locally Lipschitz formulation. 

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Meeting-ID: 420 037 2900
Kenncode: 0Jzh90

Organiser:
Fakultät für Physik
Location:
online via Zoom