Three-dimensional metrics as deformations of a constant curvature metric (Q1604922)

The following result is proved: Any three-dimensional Riemannian metric \(g\) may be locally obtained from a constant curvature metric \(h\) by a deformation of the form \(g=\sigma h+\varepsilon s\otimes s\), where \(\sigma\) and \(s\) are respectively a scalar function and a differential 1-form; the sign \(\varepsilon=\pm 1\) and a relationship \(\Psi(\sigma,|s|)\) between the scalar \(\sigma\) and the Riemannian norm \(|s|\) may be arbitrarily prescribed. Some examples are also presented (Schwarzschild space and Kerr space).