Intrinsic geometry of oriented congruences in three dimensions

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2008.10.001zbMATH Open1166.32022arXiv0808.1843OpenAlexW1977068821MaRDI QIDQ1004297FDOQ1004297

Authors: Clyde Denson Hill, Pawel Nurowski 

Publication date: 2 March 2009

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

Abstract: Starting from the classical notion of an oriented congruence (i.e. a foliation by oriented curves) in $R^3$, we abstract the notion of an oriented congruence structure. This is a 3-dimensional CR manifold $(M,H,J)$ with a preferred splitting of the tangent space $TM=VoplusH$. We find all local invariants of such structures using Cartan's equivalence method refining Cartan's classification of 3-dimensional CR structures. We use these invariants and perform Fefferman like constructions, to obtain interesting Lorentzian metrics in four dimensions, which include explicit Ricci-flat and Einstein metrics, as well as not conformally Einstein Bach-flat metrics.

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

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zbMATH Keywords

local invariantsBach-flat Lorentzian metricsspecial CR manifolds

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Differential invariants (local theory), geometric objects (53A55) Foliations (differential geometric aspects) (53C12) Exterior differential systems (Cartan theory) (58A15) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) CR structures, CR operators, and generalizations (32V05)

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