Nonvanishing Local Scalar Invariants even in VSI Spacetimes with all Polynomial Curvature Scalar Invariants Vanishing

Page, D. N. (2009). Nonvanishing Local Scalar Invariants even in VSI Spacetimes with all Polynomial Curvature Scalar Invariants Vanishing. Classical and Quantum Gravity.

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Journal article

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Primary research

Year

2009

ISSN

0264-9381

DOI

10.1088/0264-9381/26/5/055016

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IOP Publishing

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https://doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/26/5/055016

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Domain-specific

• Vanishing scalar invariant spacetime
  • Nonflat VSI geometries occur in the Kundt class because Lorentzian signature permits curvature invisible to scalar contractions; Cartan invariants or tensorial structure are needed to distinguish them from Minkowski space.

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