NP: A maple package for performing calculations in the Newman-Penrose formalism (Q1819385)
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NP: A maple package for performing calculations in the Newman-Penrose formalism (English)
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1987
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A symbolic algebra package is presented for performing computations in the Newman-Penrose formation. We illustrate the power of the package by using it to carry out a complex calculation that arises in the integration of the Petrov type-D vacuum field equations.
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symbolic algebra
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Newman-Penrose formation
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vacuum field equations
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