Mirror symmetry and conformal flatness in general Relativity
Using symmetry arguments only, we show that every spacetime with mirror-symmetric spatial sections is necessarily conformally flat. The general form of the Ricci tensor of such spacetimes is also determined.
Main Authors: | P. Gravel, C. Gauthier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2004-01-01
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Series: | International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/S0161171204309038 |
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