Conformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensor

DOI10.1007/S10701-020-00386-WzbMATH Open1456.83062arXiv2009.09733OpenAlexW3092557647MaRDI QIDQ828375FDOQ828375

Authors: Neil Dewar, James Read 

Publication date: 8 January 2021

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

Abstract: It is well-known that the conformal structure of a relativistic spacetime is of profound physical and conceptual interest. In this note, we consider the analogous structure for Newtonian theories. We show that the Newtonian Weyl tensor is an invariant of this structure.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2009.09733

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zbMATH Keywords

Weyl tensorconformal invarianceNewton-Cartan theoryconformal Newtonian spacetimes

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Einstein's equations (general structure, canonical formalism, Cauchy problems) (83C05) Relativistic gravitational theories other than Einstein's, including asymmetric field theories (83D05)

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