On the Robinson theorem and shearfree geodesic null congruences

DOI10.1007/BF00704584MaRDI QIDQ1069477zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors J. Tafel

Publication date 1985

Published in Letters in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

zbMATH Keywords

electromagnetic fieldsnull congruencesRobinson theoremtwisting congruences

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of local differential geometry to the sciences (53B50) Electromagnetic fields in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C50)

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