A new spinor identity and the vanishing of certain Riemann tensor invariants (Q1289191)
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A new spinor identity and the vanishing of certain Riemann tensor invariants (English)
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15 December 1999
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\textit{E. Zakhary} and \textit{C. B. G. McIntosh} [Gen. Relativ. Gravitation 30, 539-581, erratum 1619 (1998; Zbl 0876.53012)] produced a new complete set of Riemann tensor invariants. In the present note, by use of a new third order spinor identity, the author shows why the number of invariants is less than that previously determined. Other new spinor identities are exhibited, and the author gives a general overview of the problem.
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Weyl spinor
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Einstein spinor
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Riemann tensor invariants
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spinor identities
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