The NOH conformal flatness conjecture

Let (M,g)(M,g) be a causal spacetime satisfying the No Observer Horizons condition (NOH). Its conformal group is denoted by Conf(M,g)\mathrm{Conf}^\uparrow(M,g), and it is essential if there is no smooth positive function Ω\Omega such that Conf(M,g)Isom(M,Ωg)\mathrm{Conf}^\uparrow(M,g)\subseteq\mathrm{Isom}^\uparrow(M,\Omega g). NOH conformal flatness conjecture. If Conf(M,g)\mathrm{Conf}^\uparrow(M,g) is essential, then (M,g)(M,g) is conformally flat. This is the proposed Lorentzian, non-compact analogue of the generalized Lichnerowicz conjecture under the stronger NOH assumption; the supplied text does not report a resolution.

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Leonardo García-Heveling and Abdelghani Zeghib, “Conformal transformations of spacetimes without observer horizons”, arXiv:2505.11148 (2025).

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