Classification of $Λ\neq 0$-vacuum algebraically special spacetimes with conformally flat $\mathscr I$ from Weyl tensor expansion

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Autori principali: Mars, Marc, Peón-Nieto, Carlos
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author Mars, Marc
Peón-Nieto, Carlos
author_facet Mars, Marc
Peón-Nieto, Carlos
contents We introduce a general algebraic decomposition of Riemann-like and Weyl-like tensors with respect to a non-null vector $u$. We derive Gauss, Codazzi and Ricci-type identities for the Weyl tensor, that allow to relate the components of the spacetime Weyl tensor with intrinsic quantities of the hypersurfaces orthogonal to $u$. Restricting to the case of $Λ$-vacuum spacetimes (with $Λ\neq 0$ and any dimension) admiting a conformal compactification, we then study the behaviour of the Weyl tensor near $\mathscr I$ by means of an asymptotic expansion {\it à la} Fefferman-Graham, where the first terms are explicitly computed. We use these tools to characterize four dimensional algebraically special spacetimes with locally conformally flat $\mathscr{I}$, showing they match exactly the so-called {\it Kerr-de Sitter-like class with conformally flat $\scri$}, thus providing a geometric characterization of this class of spacetimes.
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spellingShingle Classification of $Λ\neq 0$-vacuum algebraically special spacetimes with conformally flat $\mathscr I$ from Weyl tensor expansion
Mars, Marc
Peón-Nieto, Carlos
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
We introduce a general algebraic decomposition of Riemann-like and Weyl-like tensors with respect to a non-null vector $u$. We derive Gauss, Codazzi and Ricci-type identities for the Weyl tensor, that allow to relate the components of the spacetime Weyl tensor with intrinsic quantities of the hypersurfaces orthogonal to $u$. Restricting to the case of $Λ$-vacuum spacetimes (with $Λ\neq 0$ and any dimension) admiting a conformal compactification, we then study the behaviour of the Weyl tensor near $\mathscr I$ by means of an asymptotic expansion {\it à la} Fefferman-Graham, where the first terms are explicitly computed. We use these tools to characterize four dimensional algebraically special spacetimes with locally conformally flat $\mathscr{I}$, showing they match exactly the so-called {\it Kerr-de Sitter-like class with conformally flat $\scri$}, thus providing a geometric characterization of this class of spacetimes.
title Classification of $Λ\neq 0$-vacuum algebraically special spacetimes with conformally flat $\mathscr I$ from Weyl tensor expansion
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.21292