Transverse frames for Petrov type I spacetimes: a general algebraic procedure (Q1404010)
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Transverse frames for Petrov type I spacetimes: a general algebraic procedure (English)
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20 August 2003
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An algebraic procedure consisting of two class I and class II rotations is developed in order to obtain a representation where the Weyl scalars \(\Psi_1\) and \(\Psi_3\) are equal to zero. This representation makes the physical properties of Petrov type I spacetimes transparent.
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Newman-Penrose formalism
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Weyl scalars
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Petrov types
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numerical relativity
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