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Some general, algebraic remarks on tensor classification, the group $O(2,2)$ and sectional curvature in 4-dimensional manifolds of neutral signature

Volume 150 / 2017

Graham Hall Colloquium Mathematicum 150 (2017), 63-86 MSC: Primary 53B30, 53C99. DOI: 10.4064/cm7140s-3-2017 Published online: 14 September 2017

Abstract

This paper presents a general discussion of the geometry of a manifold $M$ of dimension $4$ which admits a metric $g$ of neutral signature $(+,+,-,-)$. The tangent space geometry at $m\in M$, the complete pointwise algebraic classification of second order symmetric and skew-symmetric tensors and the algebraic structure of the members of the orthogonal group $O(2,2)$ are given in detail. The sectional curvature function for $(M,g)$ is also discussed and shown to be an essentially equivalent structure on $M$ to the metric $g$ in all but a few very special cases, and these special cases are briefly introduced. Some brief remarks on the Weyl conformal tensor, Weyl’s conformal theorem and holonomy for $(M,g)$ are also given.

Authors

  • Graham HallInstitute of Mathematics
    University of Aberdeen
    Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland, UK
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