I-degenerate pseudo-Riemannian metrics

DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2015.08.019MaRDI QIDQ893269zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Sigbjørn Hervik, Anders Haarr, Kei Yamamoto

Publication date 13 November 2015

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1410.4347

zbMATH Keywords

invariantsWalker metricspseudo-Riemannian spacesclassification of spacesCSI metricsKundt metricsVSI metrics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30) Classes of solutions; algebraically special solutions, metrics with symmetries for problems in general relativity and gravitational theory (83C20) Geometric invariant theory (14L24)

Abstract: In this paper we study pseudo-Riemannian spaces with a degenerate curvature structure i.e. there exists a continuous family of metrics having identical polynomial curvature invariants. We approach this problem by utilising an idea coming from invariant theory. This involves the existence of a boost which is assumed to extend to a neighbourhood. This approach proves to be very fruitful: It produces a class of metrics containing all known examples of $mathcalI$-degenerate metrics. To date, only Kundt and Walker metrics have been given, however, our study gives a plethora of examples showing that $mathcalI$-degenerate metrics extend beyond the Kundt and Walker examples. The approach also gives a useful criterion for a metric to be $mathcalI$-degenerate. Specifically, we use this to study the subclass of VSI and CSI metrics (i.e., spaces where polynomial curvature invariants are all vanishing or constants, respectively).

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