What's the difference between locally Lorentzian and locally euclidean? Was the former (Lorentzian) the hyperbolic surface restriction of the latter (Euclidean)?
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A pseudo-Riemannian manifold $(M,g)$ is locally Euclidean (Lorentzian) if the metric tensor $g$ has positive (Minkowski) signature, respectively.
NB: Concerning the use of the word Euclidean, see also my Phys.SE answer here.
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