Type N spacetimes whose invariant classifications require the fourth covariant derivative of the Riemann tensor
J E F Skea
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J E F Skea
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We describe a pure radiation spacetime of Petrov type N whose invariant classification requires the fourth covariant derivative of the Riemann tensor. The spacetime is the first non-conformally flat example which exhibits this quality and shows that spacetimes with matter and non-zero Weyl tensor can also require high-order derivatives in their invariant classification.
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We describe a pure radiation spacetime of Petrov type N whose invariant classification requires the fourth covariant derivative of the Riemann tensor. The spacetime is the first non-conformally flat example which exhibits this quality and shows that spacetimes with matter and non-zero Weyl tensor can also require high-order derivatives in their invariant classification.
Key concepts: Physics, Covariant transformation, Spacetime, Mathematical physics, Covariant derivative, Invariant (physics), Riemann curvature tensor, Weyl tensor