Spacetime groups

DOI10.1063/5.0001460zbMATH Open1455.83002arXiv1911.02380OpenAlexW2998466651MaRDI QIDQ5140964FDOQ5140964

Authors: I. M. Anderson, C. G. Torre 

Publication date: 17 December 2020

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

Abstract: A spacetime group is a connected 4-dimensional Lie group G endowed with a left invariant Lorentz metric h and such that the connected component of the isometry group of h is G itself. The Newman-Penrose formalism is used to give an algebraic classification of spacetime groups, that is, we determine a complete list of inequivalent spacetime Lie algebras, which are pairs (g,{eta}), with g being a 4-dimensional Lie algebra and {eta} being a Lorentzian inner product on g. A full analysis of the equivalence problem for spacetime Lie algebras is given which leads to a completely algorithmic solution to the problem of determining when two spacetime Lie algebras are isomorphic. The utility of our classification is demonstrated by a number of applications. The results of a detailed study of the Einstein field equations for various matter fields on spacetime groups are given, which resolve a number of open cases in the literature. The possible Petrov types of spacetime groups that, generically, are algebraically special are completely characterized. Several examples of conformally Einstein spacetime groups are exhibited. Finally, we describe some novel features of a software package created to support the computations and applications of this paper.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.02380

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zbMATH Keywords

Petrov typesLie groupNewman-Penrose formalismspacetime groupleft invariant Lorentz metric

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20) General properties and structure of real Lie groups (22E15) Structure and representation of the Lorentz group (22E43) PDEs in connection with relativity and gravitational theory (35Q75) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

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Uses Software

• Maple
• DifferentialGeometry

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