A solution of Weyl-Lanczos equations for arbitrary Petrov type D vacuum spacetimes

DOI10.1007/S10773-010-0464-5zbMATH Open1204.83080OpenAlexW2085476018MaRDI QIDQ613632FDOQ613632

Authors: Zafar Ahsan, Mohd Bilal 

Publication date: 21 December 2010

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-010-0464-5

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zbMATH Keywords

Lanczos potentialPetrov type D fieldsWeyl-Lanczos equation

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Exact solutions to problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C15) Spinor and twistor methods in general relativity and gravitational theory; Newman-Penrose formalism (83C60) Geometrodynamics and the holographic principle (83E05)

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