Einstein metrics in projective geometry

A. Čap, A. R. Gover, H. R. Macbeth

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    Abstract

    It is well known that pseudo-Riemannian metrics in the projective class of a given torsion free affine connection can be obtained from (and are equivalent to) the solutions of a certain overdetermined projectively invariant differential equation. This equation is a special case of a so-called first Bernstein-Gelfand-Gelfand (BGG) equation. The general theory of such equations singles out a subclass of so-called normal solutions. We prove that non-degenerate normal solutions are equivalent to pseudo-Riemannian Einstein metrics in the projective class and observe that this connects to natural projective extensions of the Einstein condition.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)235-244
    Number of pages10
    JournalGeometriae Dedicata
    Volume168
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 2014

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