The Weyl tensor and stationary electrovac space--times

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1976 · J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.), v. 17, no. 2, pp. 282-283

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.522893· OSTI ID:4075165

Esposito, F P; Glass, E N

It is shown that static electrovac spaces admit only static electric type Maxwell fields, and it is proved that a necessary and sufficient condition for a stationary electrovac space--time to be static is that the Weyl tensor and the Maxwell field tensor both be pure electric type. (AIP)

• Research Organization: Department of Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45221
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• NSA Number: NSA-33-027924
• OSTI ID: 4075165
• Journal Information: J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.), v. 17, no. 2, pp. 282-283, Journal Name: J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.), v. 17, no. 2, pp. 282-283; ISSN JMAPA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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*GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY-- EINSTEIN-MAXWELL EQUATIONS
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