Topology of de Sitter and black hole

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The topology of de Sitter space is defined as R × S^3, where R represents time coordinates and S^3 denotes the compact 3-dimensional hypersurface of a 4-dimensional ball. In contrast, the topology of a Schwarzschild black hole is characterized by R^2 × S^2, with S^2 representing the spherical symmetry of the black hole and R^2 encompassing the time and radial coordinates. Both topologies illustrate the underlying structure of their respective spacetimes as differentiable manifolds and topological spaces.

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What does it mean in the statement "Topologically, de Sitter space is R × S^n-1..."
What is the topology of a Schwarzschild black hole?
 
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touqra said:
What does it mean in the statement "Topologically, de Sitter space is R × S^n-1..."

Every spacetime is a differentiable manifold, and every differentiable manifold is a topological space. The underlying topoogical space for de Sitter spacetime is the topological product R x S^3. Here, R is the set of real numbers, and is, roughly, a space of time coordinates. S^3, the compact 3-dimensional hypersurface of a 4-dimensional ball, is a space of spatial coordinates.

What is the topology of a Schwarzschild black hole?

R^2 x S^S. Here, S^2 is the 2-dimesional surface of a 3-dimensional ball, and represents the spherical symmetry of Schwarzschild spacetime. R^2 is the set of ordered pairs of real numbers, and is the space of t and r coordinates.

Regards,
George
 

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