English

Compact Einstein-Weyl four-dimensional manifolds

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-31 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory

Abstract

We look for four dimensional Einstein-Weyl spaces equipped with a regular Bianchi metric. Using the explicit 4-parameters expression of the distance obtained in a previous work for non-conformally-Einstein Einstein-Weyl structures, we show that only four 1-parameter families of regular metrics exist on orientable manifolds : they are all of Bianchi IXIX type and conformally K\"ahler ; moreover, in agreement with general results, they have a positive definite conformal scalar curvature. In a Gauduchon's gauge, they are compact and we obtain their topological invariants. Finally, we compare our results to the general analyses of Madsen, Pedersen, Poon and Swann : our simpler parametrisation allows us to correct some of their assertions.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9806037,
  title  = {Compact Einstein-Weyl four-dimensional manifolds},
  author = {Guy Bonneau},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9806037},
  year   = {2009}
}

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Latex file, 13 pages, an important reference added and a critical discussion of its claims offered, others minor modifications