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Space-times with geodesic, shearfree, twistfree, nonexpanding rays

Journal Article · · J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.524346· OSTI ID:7183674

The Kundt class of metrics containing geodesic rays with vanishing divergence, shear and curl is obtained for more general Ricci tensors using the standard Newman--Penrose formalism. These solutions are then rederived using Penrose's conformal technique, thereby clarifying their asymptotic behavior.

Research Organization:
Department of Mathematics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G1
OSTI ID:
7183674
Journal Information:
J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States), Journal Name: J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.); (United States) Vol. 21:10; ISSN JMAPA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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