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Penrose-Carter diagrams (a) In the Penrose-Carter (PC) diagrams for Minkowski spacetime, plot lines of constant $t$ and constant $r$ (where $t$, $r$ are Minkowski coordinates). (b) Consider two metrics, $g_{ab}$ and $\tilde{g}_{ab} = f(x^k)^2 g_{ab}$, with $f(x^k)$ a real function. Show that the light cone structure of their PC diagrams are similar as long as $f(x^k) \neq 0$. Explain the difference that arises when there exists a domain where $f(x) = 0$ by comparing the PC diagrams of Schwarzschild geometry, Minkowski spacetime, and of Schwarzschild spacetime with negative mass (that is, with $M < 0$ in the metric). (c) Consider a class of metrics $g_{ab} = f(x^k)^2 \eta_{ab}$, with $f(x^k)$ a real function. Obtain the Christoffel symbols for $g_{ab}$ and show that timelike/spacelike geodesics of $\eta_{ab}$ are not necessarily timelike/spacelike geodesics of $g_{ab}$.

          Penrose-Carter diagrams
(a) In the Penrose-Carter (PC) diagrams for Minkowski spacetime, plot lines of constant $t$ and constant $r$
(where $t$, $r$ are Minkowski coordinates).
(b) Consider two metrics, $g_{ab}$ and $\tilde{g}_{ab} = f(x^k)^2 g_{ab}$, with $f(x^k)$ a real function. Show that the light cone
structure of their PC diagrams are similar as long as $f(x^k) \neq 0$. Explain the difference that arises when
there exists a domain where $f(x) = 0$ by comparing the PC diagrams of Schwarzschild geometry, Minkowski
spacetime, and of Schwarzschild spacetime with negative mass (that is, with $M < 0$ in the metric).
(c) Consider a class of metrics $g_{ab} = f(x^k)^2 \eta_{ab}$, with $f(x^k)$ a real function. Obtain the Christoffel symbols
for $g_{ab}$ and show that timelike/spacelike geodesics of $\eta_{ab}$ are not necessarily timelike/spacelike geodesics of
$g_{ab}$.

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Penrose-Carter diagrams
(a) In the Penrose-Carter (PC) diagrams for Minkowski spacetime, plot lines of constant t and constant r
(where t, r are Minkowski coordinates).
(b) Consider two metrics, gab and g̃ab = f(x^k)^2 gab, with f(x^k) a real function. Show that the light cone
structure of their PC diagrams are similar as long as f(x^k) ≠ 0. Explain the difference that arises when
there exists a domain where f(x) = 0 by comparing the PC diagrams of Schwarzschild geometry, Minkowski
spacetime, and of Schwarzschild spacetime with negative mass (that is, with M < 0 in the metric).
(c) Consider a class of metrics gab = f(x^k)^2 ηab, with f(x^k) a real function. Obtain the Christoffel symbols
for gab and show that timelike/spacelike geodesics of ηab are not necessarily timelike/spacelike geodesics of
gab.

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Penrose-Carter diagrams (a) In the Penrose-Carter (PC) diagrams for Minkowski spacetime, plot lines of constant t and constant r (where t,r are Minkowski coordinates). (b) Consider two metrics, g_(ab) and tilde(g)_(ab)=f(x^(k))^(2)g_(ab), with f(x^(k)) a real function. Show that the light cone structure of their PC diagrams are similar as long as f(x^(k))!=0. Explain the difference that arises when there exists a domain where f(x)=0 by comparing the PC diagrams of Schwarzschild geometry, Minkowski spacetime, and of Schwarzschild spacetime with negative mass (that is, with M<0 in the metric). (c) Consider a class of metrics g_(ab)=f(x^(k))^(2)eta _(ab), with f(x^(k)) a real function. Obtain the Christoffel symbols for g_(ab) and show that timelike/spacelike geodesics of eta _(ab) are not necessarily timelike/spacelike geodesics of g_(ab). Penrose-Carter diagrams a In the Penrose-Carter (PC diagrams for Minkowski spacetime, plot lines of constant t and constant (where t,r are Minkowski coordinates) (b) Consider two metrics, 9ab and gab = f(x)2gab, with f(x) a real function. Show that the light cone structure of their PC diagrams are similar as long as f( 0. Explain the difference that arises when there exists a domain where f(c)= 0 by comparing the PC diagrams of Schwarzschild geometry, Minkowski spacetime, and of Schwarzschild spacetime with negative mass (that is, with M < 0 in the metric) (c) Consider a class of metrics gab = f(x2nab,with f(x) a real function. Obtain the Christoffel symbols for gab and show that timelike/spacelike geodesics of nat are not necessarily timelike/spacelike geodesics of 9ab.

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