All transverse and TT tensors in flat spaces of any dimension

We present general formulas for transverse and transverse-traceless (TT) symmetric tensors in flat spaces. TT tensors in conformally flat spaces can be obtained by means of a conformal transformation.

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Published inGeneral relativity and gravitation Vol. 50; no. 3; pp. 1 - 11
Main Author Tafel, J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York Springer US 01.03.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Astronomy
Astrophysics and Cosmology
Classical and Quantum Gravitation
Conformal mapping
Differential Geometry
Gravity
Mathematical analysis
Mathematical and Computational Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Physics
Relativity Theory
Research Article
Tensors
Theoretical
Transverse tensors
TT tensors
Conformal method
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Summary:We present general formulas for transverse and transverse-traceless (TT) symmetric tensors in flat spaces. TT tensors in conformally flat spaces can be obtained by means of a conformal transformation.
ISSN:0001-7701
1572-9532
DOI:10.1007/s10714-018-2355-7