A note on the Gannon–Lee theorem

We prove a Gannon–Lee theorem for non-globally hyperbolic Lorentzian metrics of regularity $$C^1$$ C 1 , the most general regularity class currently available in the context of the classical singularity theorems. Along the way, we also prove that any maximizing causal curve in a $$C^1$$ C 1 -spacetime is a geodesic and hence of $$C^2$$ C 2 -regularity.

Spinors of real type as polyforms and the generalized Killing equation

We develop a new framework for the study of generalized Killing spinors, where every generalized Killing spinor equation, possibly with constraints, can be formulated equivalently as a system of partial differential equations for a polyform satisfying algebraic relations in the Kähler–Atiyah bundle constructed by quantizing the exterior algebra bundle of the underlying manifold. At the core of this framework lies the characterization, which we develop in detail, of the image of the spinor squaring map of an irreducible Clifford module $$\Sigma $$ Σ of real type as a real algebraic variety in the Kähler–Atiyah algebra, which gives necessary and sufficient conditions for a polyform to be the square of a real spinor. We apply these results to Lorentzian four-manifolds, obtaining a new description of a real spinor on such a manifold through a certain distribution of parabolic 2-planes in its cotangent bundle. We use this result to give global characterizations of real Killing spinors on Lorentzian four-manifolds and of four-dimensional supersymmetric configurations of heterotic supergravity. In particular, we find new families of Einstein and non-Einstein four-dimensional Lorentzian metrics admitting real Killing spinors, some of which are deformations of the metric of $$\text {AdS}_4$$ AdS 4 space-time.

Counterexamples to inverse problems for the wave equation

<p style='text-indent:20px;'>We construct counterexamples to inverse problems for the wave operator on domains in <inline-formula><tex-math id="M1">\begin{document}$ \mathbb{R}^{n+1} $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula>, <inline-formula><tex-math id="M2">\begin{document}$ n \ge 2 $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula>, and on Lorentzian manifolds. We show that non-isometric Lorentzian metrics can lead to same partial data measurements, which are formulated in terms certain restrictions of the Dirichlet-to-Neumann map. The Lorentzian metrics giving counterexamples are time-dependent, but they are smooth and non-degenerate. On <inline-formula><tex-math id="M3">\begin{document}$ \mathbb{R}^{n+1} $\end{document}</tex-math></inline-formula> the metrics are conformal to the Minkowski metric.</p>

On the geometrical properties of hypercomplex four-dimensional Lorentzian Lie groups

In this paper we first classify left-invariant generalized Ricci solitons on four-dimensional hypercomplex Lie groups equipped with three families of left-invariant Lorentzian metrics. Then, on these Lorentzian spaces, we explicitly calculate the energy of an arbitrary left-invariant vector field X and determine the exact form of all left-invariant unit time-like vector fields which are spatially harmonic. Furthermore, we give a complete and explicit description of all homogeneous structures on these spaces in both Riemannian and Lorentzian cases and determine some of their types. The existence of Einstein four-dimensional hypercomplex Lorentzian Lie groups is proved and it is shown that although the results concerning Einstein-like metrics, conformally flatness and some equations in the Riemannian case are much richer than their Lorentzian analogues, in the Lorentzian case, there exist some new critical points of energy functionals, homogeneous structures and geodesic vectors which do not exist in the Riemannian case.

Four-dimensional Lorentzian plane symmetric static Ricci solitons

Our focus is to investigate the Ricci solitons of the plane symmetric and static four-dimensional Lorentzian metrics. It is found that these metrics admit shrinking and concircular potential Ricci soliton vector fields with either 6- or 10-dimensional Lie algebra. Further, it is observed that the 4-dimensional Lorentzian static Ricci soliton manifolds are Einsteinian and hence the Ricci solitons are the trivial Ricci solitons.

Certain homogeneous paracontact three-dimensional Lorentzian metrics

In this paper, we study three-dimensional homogeneous paracontact metric manifolds for which the Reeb vector field of the underlying paracontact structure satisfies a nullity condition. We give example of paraSasakian and non-paraSasakian [Formula: see text]-manifolds. Finally, we exhibit explicit example of [Formula: see text]-Einstein manifolds.