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Isometries of optimal pseudo-Riemannian metrics

Differential Geometry 2011-05-02 v2

Abstract

We give a concise proof that large classes of optimal (constant curvature or Einstein) pseudo-Riemannian metrics are maximally symmetric within their conformal class.

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@article{arxiv.1104.4974,
  title  = {Isometries of optimal pseudo-Riemannian metrics},
  author = {Brian Clarke},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1104.4974},
  year   = {2011}
}

Comments

4 pages; v2: improved historical contextualization, corrections to Corollaries 5,7,8, other minor revisions