PROJECTIVE COLLINEATIONS IN SPACETIMES

被引:39
作者
HALL, GS
LONIE, DP
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[1] Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Edward Wright Building, Aberdeen AB9 2TY, Dunbar Street
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10.1088/0264-9381/12/4/010
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P1 [天文学];
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0704 ;
摘要
Projective collineations in spacetimes, i.e. vector fields generating local groups of geodesic-preserving diffeomorphisms, are studied. The situation for Einstein spaces is resolved completely and some general results are established regarding arbitrary spacetimes. Examples of proper projective collineations are constructed.
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页码:1007 / 1020
页数:14
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