The Bach equations in spin-coefficient form

DOI10.1088/1361-6382/AAC1EBzbMath1391.83072arXiv1802.01537OpenAlexW3104959925WikidataQ129817357 ScholiaQ129817357MaRDI QIDQ3177434

Hamish Forbes

Publication date: 25 July 2018

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1802.01537

zbMATH Keywords

pp-waveconformal gravitytwo-spinor calculushigher derivative gravitynull tetrad formalismBach equationsNewman-Penrose spin-coefficient formalismWeyl-squared action

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) Gravitational waves (83C35)

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