A new algorithm for the Segre classification of the trace-free Ricci tensor (Q1878341)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2093358
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    A new algorithm for the Segre classification of the trace-free Ricci tensor
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 2093358

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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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