The complex Goldberg-Sachs theorem in higher dimensions

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2012.01.012zbMATH Open1252.53086arXiv1107.2283OpenAlexW2149129969MaRDI QIDQ413674FDOQ413674

Arman Taghavi-Chabert

Publication date: 7 May 2012

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

Abstract: We study the geometric properties of holomorphic distributions of totally null $m$-planes on a $(2m+epsilon)$-dimensional complex Riemannian manifold $$, where $epsilonin0,1$ and $mgeq2$. In particular, given such a distribution $mathcalN$, say, we obtain algebraic conditions on the Weyl tensor and the Cotton-York tensor which guarrantee the integrability of $mathcalN$, and in odd dimensions, of its orthogonal complement. These results generalise the Petrov classification of the (anti-)self-dual part of the complex Weyl tensor, and the complex Goldberg-Sachs theorem from four to higher dimensions. Higher-dimensional analogues of the Petrov type D condition are defined, and we show that these lead to the integrability of up to $2^m$ holomorphic distributions of totally null $m$-planes. Finally, we adapt these findings to the category of real smooth pseudo-Riemannian manifolds, commenting notably on the applications to Hermitian geometry and Robinson (or optical) geometry.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1107.2283

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zbMATH Keywords

conformal geometrycurvature prescriptioncomplex geometrytwistor geometryintegrability of distributionsnull foliations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special Riemannian manifolds (Einstein, Sasakian, etc.) (53C25) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Other complex differential geometry (53C56)

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