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A uniqueness theorem for Minkowski space and de Sitter space associated with the occurrence of null lines (inextendible globally achronal null geodesics) is presented. This result is obtained as a consequence of the null splitting theorem, which is also discussed.
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Galloway, G.J. (2002). Some Global Results for Asymptotically Simple Space-Times. In: Frauendiener, J., Friedrich, H. (eds) The Conformal Structure of Space-Time. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 604. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45818-2_2
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