Published May 21, 2010 | Version v1
Journal article

G3-homogeneous gravitational instantons

  • 1. Centre de Physique Theorique, CNRS-UMR 7644, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex (France)
  • 2. Laboratoire de Physique Theorique, CNRS-UMR 8549, Ecole Normale Superieure, 24 rue Lhomond, F-75231 Paris cedex 05 (France)
  • 3. Service de Mecanique et Gravitation, Universite de Mons, 20 Place du Parc, 7000 Mons, Belgique (Belgium)

Description

We provide an exhaustive classification of self-dual four-dimensional gravitational instantons foliated with three-dimensional homogeneous spaces, i.e. homogeneous self-dual metrics on four-dimensional Euclidean spaces admitting a Bianchi simply transitive isometry group. The classification pattern is based on the algebra homomorphisms relating the Bianchi group and the duality group SO(3). New and general solutions are found for Bianchi III.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0264-9381/27/10/105007

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1088/0264-9381/27/10/105007;
PII
S0264-9381(10)42151-6;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Classical and Quantum Gravity
Journal Volume
27
Journal Issue
10
Journal Page Range
[17 p.]
ISSN
0264-9381
CODEN
CQGRDG

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
42032973
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
ALGEBRA; CLASSIFICATION; DUALITY; EUCLIDEAN SPACE; FOUR-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; GRAVITATION; INSTANTONS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; METRICS; SO-3 GROUPS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
LIE GROUPS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MATHEMATICS; QUASI PARTICLES; RIEMANN SPACE; SO GROUPS; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS