Causal structures of pp-waves

Hubeny, Veronika E.; Rangamani, Mukund

Abstract

We discuss the causal structure of pp-wave spacetimes using the ideal point construction outlined by Geroch, Kronheimer, and Penrose. This generalizes the recent work of Marolf and Ross, who considered similar issues for plane wave spacetimes. We address the question regarding the dimension of the causal boundary for certain specific pp-wave backgrounds. In particular, we demonstrate that the pp-wave spacetime which gives rise to the = 2 sine-Gordon string world-sheet theory is geodesically complete and has a one-dimensional causal boundary.

Citation

Hubeny, V. E., & Rangamani, M. (2002). Causal structures of pp-waves. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2002(12), https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2002/12/043

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Dec 1, 2002
• Deposit Date: Feb 29, 2008
• Journal: Journal of High Energy Physics
• Print ISSN: 1126-6708
• Electronic ISSN: 1029-8479
• Publisher: Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (SISSA)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2002
• Issue: 12
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1126-6708/2002/12/043
• Keywords: Penrose limit, pp-wave background, Classical theories of gravity.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1561514