Classification of $\Lambda \neq 0$-vacuum algebraically special spacetimes with conformally flat $\mathscr I$ from Weyl tensor expansion
Abstract
We introduce a general algebraic decomposition of Riemann-like and Weyl-like tensors with respect to a non-null vector . We derive Gauss, Codazzi and Ricci-type identities for the Weyl tensor, that allow to relate the components of the spacetime Weyl tensor with intrinsic quantities of the hypersurfaces orthogonal to . Restricting to the case of -vacuum spacetimes (with and any dimension) admiting a conformal compactification, we then study the behaviour of the Weyl tensor near by means of an asymptotic expansion {\it \`a la} Fefferman-Graham, where the first terms are explicitly computed. We use these tools to characterize four dimensional algebraically special spacetimes with locally conformally flat , showing they match exactly the so-called {\it Kerr-de Sitter-like class with conformally flat }, thus providing a geometric characterization of this class of spacetimes.
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@article{arxiv.2507.21292,
title = {Classification of $\Lambda \neq 0$-vacuum algebraically special spacetimes with conformally flat $\mathscr I$ from Weyl tensor expansion},
author = {Marc Mars and Carlos Peón-Nieto},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.21292},
year = {2025}
}
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35 pages, 1 appendix