The complex Goldberg-Sachs theorem in higher dimensions

DOI10.1016/j.geomphys.2012.01.012zbMath1252.53086arXiv1107.2283OpenAlexW2149129969MaRDI QIDQ413674

Arman Taghavi-Chabert

Publication date: 7 May 2012

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

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

zbMATH Keywords

complex geometryconformal geometrycurvature prescriptiontwistor 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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