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We discuss various features of the dynamical system determined by the flow of null geodesic generators of Cauchy horizons. Several examples with non-trivial global behaviour are constructed.
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Chruściel, P.T., Isenberg, J. (1994). On the Dynamics of Generators of Cauchy Horizons. In: Hobill, D., Burd, A., Coley, A. (eds) Deterministic Chaos in General Relativity. NATO ASI Series, vol 332. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9993-4_7
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