Infinitesimally null Ricci isotropic Lorentz manifolds

DOI10.1016/0393-0440(95)00055-0MaRDI QIDQ1816962zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Hyoungsick Bahn, Y. D. Chai, Sungpyo Hong

Publication date 26 October 1997

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0393-0440(95)00055-0

zbMATH Keywords

existence of a perfect fluidinfinitesimal isotropy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) General relativity (83C99)

Review text

The concept of infinitesimal spatial isotropy was introduced by \textit{H. Karcher} to characterize Robertson-Walker metrics [Arch. Math. 38, 58-64 (1982; Zbl 0476.53012)]. This condition is equivalent to the notion of infinitesimal null isotropy, which means that the null sectional curvature is constant on some null congruence. (See \textit{S. G. Harris} [Gen. Relativ. Gravitation 17, 493-498 (1985; Zbl 0562.53015)] for the concept of null sectional curvature and \textit{L. Koch-Sen} [J. Math. Phys. 26, 407-410 (1985; Zbl 0561.53058)] for a characterization of Robertson-Walker metrics by using the infinitesimal null isotropy.) In the note under review, the authors introduce the concept of infinitesimal null Ricci isotropy which is closely related to the existence of a perfect fluid. Finally, the relation of the infinitesimal null Ricci isotropy with the infinitesimal versions of the null and spatial isotropies (as introduced by the reviewer and \textit{D. N. Kupeli} in [J. Geom. Phys. 13, 207-222 (1994; Zbl 0796.53018)]) are discussed.

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• Null and infinitesimal isotropy in semi-Riemannian geometry
• Lorentzian metrics null-projectively related to semi-Riemannian metrics
• On null isotropy in spacetimes
• Infinitesimal null isotropy and Robertson–Walker metrics

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