Space-time deformations as extended conformal transformations

International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 185-195

  Capozziello, S ^a   Stornaiolo, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Conformal transformations; Gauge symmetries; Gravitational waves; Perturbations

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049098539     PISSN: 02198878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219887808002709     Document Type: Article

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