On a connection between Lorentzian and Euclidean metrics (Q1576286)

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On a connection between Lorentzian and Euclidean metrics
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    On a connection between Lorentzian and Euclidean metrics (English)
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    16 July 2001
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    This paper deals with the geometric and the physical properties of a pair of pseudo-Riemannian metrics whose sum is a tensor product of a covector field with itself. The author has focused on bijective mappings between the classes of Euclidean and Lorentzian metrics. The main result is a geometric condition for the existence of such maps on a differentiable manifold, although, cases for metrics of arbitrary signature are also discussed.
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    Euclidean metric
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    Lorentzian metric
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    pseudo-Riemannian metric
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