A review on metric symmetries used in geometry and physics (Q415757)

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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6031948
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    A review on metric symmetries used in geometry and physics
    scientific article; zbMATH DE number 6031948

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      A review on metric symmetries used in geometry and physics (English)
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      9 May 2012
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      Summary: This is a review paper of the essential research on metric (Killing, homothetic, and conformal) symmetries of Riemannian, semi-Riemannian, and light-like manifolds. We focus on the main characterization theorems and exhibit the state of art as it now stands. A sketch of the proofs of the most important results is presented together with sufficient references for related results.
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