Published May 1, 1987
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Journal article
Spherical symmetry does not imply a direct product
Description
An example is given of a spacetime with an isometry group having spherical orbits but where the spacetime is not the direct product of a typical orbit with an orthogonal 2-space. It is shown that, if a general spacetime is not such a product, then it has a covering space which is. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Class. Quantum Gravity
- Journal Volume
- 4
- Journal Issue
- 3
- Series
- Class. Quantum Gravity.
- Journal Page Range
- L37-L40
- ISSN
- 0264-9381
- CODEN
- CQGRD
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 18086695
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; METRICS; SO-3 GROUPS; SPACE-TIME; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; SYMMETRY
- Descriptors DEC
- CONFIGURATION; LIE GROUPS; SO GROUPS; SYMMETRY GROUPS