Topic of Research Seminar: On the Construction of Carter-Penrose Diagrams

Abstract: Carter-Penrose diagrams are the 2-dimensional extensions of the time like 2-surfaces. These are the collection of blocks, which are joined in an appropriate way, and are also known as block diagrams. Carter-Penrose diagrams are useful to understand the light cone structure and it’s properties. A procedure systemized by Martin Walker is used here to construct the Carter-Penrose diagrams for asymptotically flat spacetimes. Carter-Penrose diagrams of the Schwarzschild, Reissner-Nordstorm and Kerr spacetimes are discussed here.

Subject Field of Topic: General Relativity

Name of Speaker: Mr. Farrukh Haider

Professorial Rank of Speaker: PhD Scholar, Mathematics Department

University Email of Speaker: [email protected]

Affiliation of Speaker: PhD Scholar, Mathematics Dpt. NUST School of Natural Sciences (NUST-SNS)

Date and Venue: November 23, 2022 at 1530 hrs, SNS Old building CR # 303, School of Natural Sciences (SNS), NUST Islamabad Campus