Astronomy and Astrophysics – Astrophysics – General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Scientific paper
2002-12-12
Astronomy and Astrophysics
Astrophysics
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
26 pages, latex, no figures
Scientific paper
The key problem of the theory of exterior differential systems (EDS) is to decide whether or not a system is in involution. The special case of EDSs generated by one-forms (Pfaffian systems) can be adequately illustrated by a 2-dimensional example. In 4 dimensions two such problems arise in a natural way, namely, the Riemann-Lanczos and the Weyl-Lanczos problems. It is known from the work of Bampi and Caviglia that the Weyl-Lanczos problem is always in involution in both 4 and 5 dimensions but that the Riemann-Lanczos problem fails to be in involution even for 4 dimensions. However, singular solutions of it can be found. We give examples of singular solutions for the Goedel, Kasner and Debever-Hubaut spacetimes. It is even possible that the singular solution can inherit the spacetime symmetries as in the Debever-Hubaut case. We comment on the Riemann-Lanczos problem in 5 dimensions which is neither in involution nor does it admit a 5-dimensional involution of Vessiot vector fields in the generic case.
Dolan Patrick
Gerber Alexander
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