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Minkowski patches in the Einstein universe

This post is a continuation of Floating in the Einstein Universe. Let us recall the relevant definition from the previous post.     . So is the union of all light rays through p. For we have only two light … Continue reading

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Floating in the Einstein Universe

This post is the third chapter of the “Primer” saga, based on   “A primer on the (2 + 1) Einstein universe” – a paper is written by five mathematicians, T. Barbot, V. Charette, T. Drumm, M. Goldmann, K. Melnick, … Continue reading

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