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On maximal spacelike hypersurfaces in a Lorentzian manifold

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 January 2016

Seiki Nishikawa*
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 812, Japan
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Abstract

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We prove a Bernstein-type property for maximal spacelike hypersurfaces in a Lorentzian manifold.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Editorial Board of Nagoya Mathematical Journal 1984

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