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Classification of Petrov Homogeneous Spaces

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2024-10-22 v1

Abstract

In this paper the final stage of the Petrov classification is carried out. As it is known, the Killing vector fields specify infinitesimal transformations of the group of motions of space V4V_4. In the case when in the homogeneous space V4V_4 the group of motions G3G_3 acts simply transitive, the geometry of the non-isotropic hypersurface is determined by the geometry of the transitivity space V3V_3 of the group G3G_3. In this case, the metric tensor of the space V3V_3 can be given by a nonholonomic reper consisting of three independent vectors (a)α\ell_{(a)}^\alpha, which define the generators of the group G3G_3 of finite transformations in the space V3V_3. The representation of the metric tensor of V4V_4 spaces by means of vector fields (a)α\ell_{(a)}^\alpha has a great physical meaning and allows to simplify substantially the equations of mathematical physics in such spaces. Therefore, the Petrov classification should be complemented by the classification of vector fields (a)α\ell_{(a)}^\alpha connected to Killing vector fields. For homogeneous spaces this problem has been largely solved. A complete solution of this problem is presented in the present paper, where the Petrov classification for homogeneous spaces in which the group G3G_3, which belongs to type VIIIVIII according to the Petrov classification, acts simply transitively, is refined. In addition, the complete classification of vector fields (a)α\ell_{(a)}^\alpha for spaces V4V_4 in which the group G3G_3 acts simply transitivity on isotropic hypersurfaces.}

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@article{arxiv.2410.15406,
  title  = {Classification of Petrov Homogeneous Spaces},
  author = {V. V. Obukhov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2410.15406},
  year   = {2024}
}

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