We propose a nite dimensional setup for the study of lightlike geodesics starting orthogonally to a spacelike (n − 2)-submanifold and arriving orthogonally to the time-slices of an (n − 1)-dimensional timelike submanifold of a n-dimensional spacetime. Under a transversality and a nonfocality assumption, we prove a nite dimensional reduction of a general relativistic Fermat principle, and we give a formula for the Morse index. We present some applications to bifurcation theory, and we conclude the paper with the discussion of some examples that illustrate our results.

A finite dimensional approach to light rays in General Relativity

Giambò, Roberto;Giannoni, Fabio;
2018-01-01

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We propose a nite dimensional setup for the study of lightlike geodesics starting orthogonally to a spacelike (n − 2)-submanifold and arriving orthogonally to the time-slices of an (n − 1)-dimensional timelike submanifold of a n-dimensional spacetime. Under a transversality and a nonfocality assumption, we prove a nite dimensional reduction of a general relativistic Fermat principle, and we give a formula for the Morse index. We present some applications to bifurcation theory, and we conclude the paper with the discussion of some examples that illustrate our results.
2018
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