Alignment and algebraically special tensors in lorentzian geometry

International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-61

  Milson, R ^a   Coley, A ^a   Pravda, V ^b   Pravdova A ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Alignment; Lorentz geomentry; Tensor classification; Weyl tensor

Indexed keywords

EID: 21344463187     PISSN: 02198878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219887805000491     Document Type: Article

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