The Algebra of the Riemann Curvature Tensor in General Relativity: Preliminaries

DOI10.1002/sapm1972513277zbMath0255.53019OpenAlexW2606804731MaRDI QIDQ5669924

P. J. Greenberg

Publication date: 1972

Published in: Studies in Applied Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1002/sapm1972513277

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30)

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