We introduce the new algebraic property of Weyl compatibility for symmetric tensors and vectors. It is strictly related to Riemann compatibility, which generalizes the Codazzi condition while preserving much of its geometric implications. In particular, it is shown that the existence of a Weyl compatible vector implies that the Weyl tensor is alge- braically special, and it is a necessary and sufficient condition for the magnetic part to vanish. Some theorems (Derdzin ́ski and Shen [11], Hall [15]) are extended to the broader hypothesis of Weyl or Riemann compatibility. Weyl compatibility includes con- ditions that were investigated in the literature of general relativity (as in McIntosh et al. [16, 17]). A simple example of Weyl compatible tensor is the Ricci tensor of an hypersurface in a manifold with constant curvature.
Weyl compatible tensors / C.A. Mantica, L.G. Molinari. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GEOMETRIC METHODS IN MODERN PHYSICS. - ISSN 0219-8878. - 11:8(2014), pp. 1450070.1-1450070.15. [10.1142/S0219887814500704]
Weyl compatible tensors
C.A. Mantica;L.G. MolinariUltimo
2014
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We introduce the new algebraic property of Weyl compatibility for symmetric tensors and vectors. It is strictly related to Riemann compatibility, which generalizes the Codazzi condition while preserving much of its geometric implications. In particular, it is shown that the existence of a Weyl compatible vector implies that the Weyl tensor is alge- braically special, and it is a necessary and sufficient condition for the magnetic part to vanish. Some theorems (Derdzin ́ski and Shen [11], Hall [15]) are extended to the broader hypothesis of Weyl or Riemann compatibility. Weyl compatibility includes con- ditions that were investigated in the literature of general relativity (as in McIntosh et al. [16, 17]). A simple example of Weyl compatible tensor is the Ricci tensor of an hypersurface in a manifold with constant curvature.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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