Conditions for a symmetric connection to be a metric connection

DOI10.1063/1.529867MaRDI QIDQ4030972zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors S. Brian Edgar

Publication date 1 April 1993

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

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1063/1.529867

zbMATH Keywords

curvature tensorWhitney topologiesvolume preserving connection

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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