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Obtaining the multiple Debever null directions

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The explicit expression of the multiple Debever null directions of an algebraically special spacetime are obtained in terms of the electric and magnetic parts of the Weyl tensor. An algorithm for the determination of the Petrov-Bel type and the algorithm to obtain the multiple Debever null directions are implemented as functions of a new package of xAct, a Mathematica suite of packages for tensor manipulations. These functions are applied to two examples.

Source: Physica Scripta

DOI: 10.1088/1402-4896/ad9551

Authors: Juan Antonio Sáez, Salvador Mengual, Joan Josep Ferrando

Institution: Universitat de València

Language: English

Topic: Relativity and Gravitational Theory

Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,285

Funders: Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva, Generalitat Valenciana