On the problem of algebraic completeness for the invariants of the Riemann tensor. III.


Autoria(s): Carminati, John; Zakhary, Emil
Data(s)

01/08/2002

Resumo

We study the set CZ of invariants [Zakhary and Carminati, J. Math. Phys. 42, 1474 (2001)] for the class of space-times whose Ricci tensors possess a null eigenvector. We show that all cases are maximally backsolvable, in terms of sets of invariants from CZ, but that some cases are not completely backsolvable and these all possess an alignment between an eigenvector of the Ricci tensor with a repeated principal null vector of the Weyl tensor. We provide algebraically complete sets for each canonically different space-time and hence conclude with these results and those of a previous article [Carminati, Zakhary, and McLenaghan, J. Math. Phys. 43, 492 (2002)] that the CZ set is determining or maximal.<br />

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http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30001458

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

American Institute of Physics

Relação

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Direitos

2002, American Institute of Physics

Tipo

Journal Article