Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2012-03-08
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
44 pages
Scientific paper
We refine the null alignment classification of the Weyl tensor of a five-dimensional spacetime. The paper focusses on the algebraically special alignment types {\bf {N}}, {\bf {III}}, {\bf {II}} and {\bf {D}}, while types {\bf {I}} and {\bf {G}} are briefly discussed. A first refinement is provided by the notion of spin type of the components of highest boost weight. Second, we analyze the Segre types of the Weyl operator acting on bivector space and examine the intersection with the spin type classification. We present a full treatment for types {\bf {N}} and {\bf {III}}, and illustrate the classification from different viewpoints (Segre type, rank, spin type) for types {\bf {II}} and {\bf {D}}, paying particular attention to possible nilpotence, which is a new feature of higher dimensions. We also point out other essential differences with the four-dimensional case. In passing, we exemplify the refined classification by mentioning the special subtypes associated to certain important spacetimes, such as Myers-Perry black holes, black strings, Robinson-Trautman spacetimes, and purely electric/magnetic type {\bf {D}} spacetimes.
Coley Alan
Hervik Sigbjorn
Ortaggio Marcello
Wylleman Lode
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