Conformally symmetric semi-Riemannian manifolds. (Q2490740)

In this paper, the authors introduce the concept of conformal-curvature like tensor on a semi-Riemannian manifold, which is weaker than the notion of conformal curvature tensor defined on a Riemannian manifold. From \textit{A. Derdzinski} and \textit{W. Roter} [Tensor, New Ser. 31, 255--259 (1977; Zbl 0379.53027)] and \textit{T. Miyazawa} [Tensor, New Ser. 32, 24--26 (1978; Zbl 0392.53034)], we know that ``An \((n\geq 4)\)-dimensional conformally symmetric manifold is conformally flat or locally symmetric.'' In this study, the authors would like to generalize this result in the direction of semi-Riemannian manifolds with symmetric conformal curvature like \ tensor. They prove the following main theorem: Let \(M\) be an \((n\geq 4)\)-dimensional semi-Riemannian manifold with generalized non-null stress energy tensor. Let \(U\) be the symmetric tensor in \(D^{2}M\), assume that its trace \(\nabla U\) is non-null and let \(B=B(R,U)\) be the conformal curvature like tensor. If it is conformally symmetric for the conformal curvature like tensor \(B(R,U)\), then it is locally symmetric, conformally flat or \(\left\langle \nabla U,\nabla U\right\rangle =0\).