On the geometry of generalized Robertson-Walker spacetimes: Geodesics

General Relativity and Gravitation

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 915-932

  Sánchez, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Generalized Robertson Walker spacetime; Geodesic completeness; Geodesic connectedness; Stability of completeness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032219717     PISSN: 00017701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026664209847     Document Type: Article

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