Intrinsic geometry of oriented congruences in three dimensions

DOI10.1016/j.geomphys.2008.10.001zbMath1166.32022arXiv0808.1843MaRDI QIDQ1004297

Paweł~ Nurowski, Clyde Denson Hill

Publication date: 2 March 2009

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0808.1843

zbMATH Keywords

local invariants; Bach-flat Lorentzian metrics; special CR manifolds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

53C12: Foliations (differential geometric aspects)

58A15: Exterior differential systems (Cartan theory)

83C15: Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory

32V05: CR structures, CR operators, and generalizations

53A55: Differential invariants (local theory), geometric objects

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