Intrinsic geometry of oriented congruences in three dimensions

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2008.10.001MaRDI QIDQ1004297zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Clyde Denson Hill, Pawel Nurowski

Publication date 2 March 2009

Published in Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1843

zbMATH Keywords

Bach-flat Lorentzian metricslocal invariantsspecial CR manifolds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

CR structures, CR operators, and generalizations (32V05) Differential invariants (local theory), geometric objects (53A55) Foliations (differential geometric aspects) (53C12) Exterior differential systems (Cartan theory) (58A15) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15)

Abstract: Starting from the classical notion of an oriented congruence (i.e. a foliation by oriented curves) in $R^3$, we abstract the notion of an oriented congruence structure. This is a 3-dimensional CR manifold $(M,H,J)$ with a preferred splitting of the tangent space $TM=VoplusH$. We find all local invariants of such structures using Cartan's equivalence method refining Cartan's classification of 3-dimensional CR structures. We use these invariants and perform Fefferman like constructions, to obtain interesting Lorentzian metrics in four dimensions, which include explicit Ricci-flat and Einstein metrics, as well as not conformally Einstein Bach-flat metrics.

Review text

The notion of \textit{oriented congruence structure} in three dimensions is defined as a 3-dimensional CR manifold \((M, H, J)\) with a preferred splitting of the tangent bundle \(TM=V\oplus H\). Using the Cartan's equivalence method all local invariants of such structures are computed. Through these invariants there are obtained some interesting Lorentzian metrics in 4D which include explicit Ricci-flat and Einstein metrics, as well as not conformally Einstein Bach-flat metrics.

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