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Geodesic (in) Completeness in General Metric Frames

Authors :
Valery A. Rubakov
Christof Wetterich
Source :
Symmetry, Vol 14, Iss 12, p 2557 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2022.

Abstract

The geometric concept of geodesic completeness depends on the choice of the metric field or “metric frame”. We develop a frame-invariant concept of “generalised geodesic completeness” or “time completeness”. It is based on the notion of physical time defined by counting oscillations for some physically allowed process. Oscillating solutions of wave functions for particles with varying mass permit the derivation of generalised geodesics and the associated notion of completeness. Time completeness involves aspects of particle physics and is no longer a purely geometric concept.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20738994
Volume :
14
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Symmetry
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9099d6b635d74fe2bb2cd7b6e1b8c3f2
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/sym14122557