At the edge of space and time : exploring the b-boundary in general relativity

This thesis is about the structure of the boundary of the universe, i.e., points where the geometric structures of spacetime cannot be continued. In partic­ular, we study the structure of the b-boundary by B. Schmidt. It has been known for some time that the b-boundary construction has several drawb...

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Main Author: Ståhl, Fredrik
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik 2000
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