Published November 21, 2007 | Version v1
Journal article

The speciality index and the Lifshitz-Khalatnikov Kasner index parametrization

  • 1. Istituto per le Applicazioni del Calcolo 'M Picone', CNR I-00161 Rome (Italy)
  • 2. International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics-ICRA, University of Rome 'La Sapienza' I-00185 Rome (Italy)

Description

The speciality index function S for any Petrov type I, II or D spacetime is shown to be a natural function of a single complex scalar quantity μ (natural modulo permutation symmetries). For the family of Kasner spacetimes, this quantity is a function of the Kasner indices alone which coincides with the real Lifshitz-Khalatnikov parameter u for those indices

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/24/22/021;
PII
S0264-9381(07)54837-9;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
24
Journal Issue
22
Journal Page Range
p. 5627-5636
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39043844
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
COSMOLOGY; FUNCTIONS; SCALARS; SPACE-TIME; SYMMETRY