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Multiplicity of Timelike Geodesics in Splitting Lorentzian Manifolds

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In the theory of General Relativity models of gravitational fields are particular examples of Lorentzian manifolds, the so-called space-times, and the trajectory of a free falling particle on which only gravity acts is just a timelike geodesic in such a manifold [1,2].

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  1. A. M. Candela
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  1. Dipartimento Interuniversitario di Matematica, Università di Bari, Bari, Italy

    B. Casciaro  & D. Fortunato  & 

  2. Dipartimento di Matematica, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy

    M. Francaviglia

  3. Dipartimento Interuniversitario, Politecnico di Bari, Bari, Italy

    A. Masiello

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Candela, A.M. (2000). Multiplicity of Timelike Geodesics in Splitting Lorentzian Manifolds. In: Casciaro, B., Fortunato, D., Francaviglia, M., Masiello, A. (eds) Recent Developments in General Relativity. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-88-470-2113-6_23

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