Singularidades do espaço-tempo em variedades de Weyl

In this paper, we analyze the existence of space-time singularities from the point of view of geodesic incompleteness. We apply this method, also used to prove the wellknown Hawking-Penrose theorems which states that unless the matter content of the Universe present unusual and exotic properties, th...

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Autor: Lobo, Iarley Pereira
Tipo de documento: dissertação
Estado:Versão publicada
Data de publicação:2013
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB)
Repositório:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFPB
Idioma:português
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.ufpb.br:tede/5740
Acesso em linha:https://repositorio.ufpb.br/jspui/handle/tede/5740
Access Level:Acceso aberto
Palavra-chave:Singularidades
Geometria de Weyl
Teoria de Brans-Dicke
Singularities
Weyl Geometry
Brans-Dicke Theory
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Resumo:In this paper, we analyze the existence of space-time singularities from the point of view of geodesic incompleteness. We apply this method, also used to prove the wellknown Hawking-Penrose theorems which states that unless the matter content of the Universe present unusual and exotic properties, the general theory of relativity predicts that space-time singularities will develop either in the past of in the future. In this dissertation we regard this question in different context, namely, by considering alternative gravitational theories formulated in a Weyl integrable geometry (WIST). We extend the Hawking-Penrose theorems to this kind of non-riemannian geometry and obtain conditions for escaping the inevitability of space-time singularities. We also consider the issue of changing frames in scalar-tensor theories and provide a geometric overview of Dickes interpretation of Brans-Dicke theory by unifying the treatment of frames in a weylian scenario.