Topology change from pointlike sources
In this paper we study topology-changing spacetimes occurring from pointlike sources. Following an old idea of Penrose, we will opt for a non-Hausdorff model of topology change in which an initial pointlike source is ``doubled'' and allowed to propagate along null rays into an eventual cobordism. By appealing to recent developments in non-Hausdorff differential geometry, we will describe and evaluate gravitational actions on these topology-changing spacetimes. Motivated by analogous results for the Trousers space, we describe a sign convention for Lorentzian angles that will ensure the dampening of our non-Hausdorff topology-changing spacetimes within a two-dimensional path integral for gravity.
Authors
- Yasha Neiman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1210-7329)
- David O’Connell
Institutions
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physical review. D/Physical review. D.
- Published
- 2024-09-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.110.064026
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Black Holes and Theoretical Physics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.32
Funders
- Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University