A new algorithm for the Segre classification of the trace-free Ricci tensor (Q1878341)
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A new algorithm for the Segre classification of the trace-free Ricci tensor (English)
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19 August 2004
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An algorithm, based on a spinor decomposition, is proposed to perform the Petrov-Plebanski and the Segre classifications, in 4 dimensions, of the trace-free Ricci tensor \(S_{ab}= R_{ab}-(R/4)g_{ab}\). The algorithm is presented as an improvement of some known ones.
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Segre classification
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Ricci tensor
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Weyl tensor
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