WANDs of the black ring (Q2487229)

In this paper the Petrov algebraic classification of the Weyl tensor, in higher dimension, is given. The static and stationary black rings are studied. The preferred metric, in the frame, \(m^{(0)}=n, m^{(1)}=l, m^{(i)}, i=2,\dots,D-1\), where \(m^{(i)}\) are spacelike vectors and \((n) (l)\) are the null vectors \(l^al_a=0\), \(n^an_a=0\) with \(m^{(i)a}l_a= m^{(i)a}n_a=0\), \(m^{(i)a}m_a^{(j)}=\delta_{ij}\), is given by \(g_{ab}=2l_{(a}n_{a)}+\delta_{ij}m_a^im_b^j\). Also some interesting considerations are given. Reviewer's remark: A null vector corresponds to a point \(p\), on the hyper quadric, \(g_{ab}x^ax^b=0\). Since \(g_{ab}n^an^b=0, g_{ab}l^al^b=0\), there exists a non-null vector, \(V, V^an_a=0\) with \((V;m^{(i)})\)-linearly independent vectors cannot be mutually orthogonal and \(n\) is a linear function of them.