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Jordan Szabo algebraic covariant derivative curvature tensors

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We show that if R\nabla R is a Jordan Szabo algebraic covariant derivative curvature tensor on a vector space of signature (p,q), where q is odd and p is less than q or if q is congruent to 2 mod 4 and if p is less than q-1, then R=0\nabla R=0. This algebraic result yields an elementary proof of the geometrical fact that any pointwise totally isotropic pseudo-Riemannian manifold with such a signature (p,q) is locally symmetric.

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@article{arxiv.math/0211089,
  title  = {Jordan Szabo algebraic covariant derivative curvature tensors},
  author = {Peter B. Gilkey and Raina Ivanova and Iva Stavrov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0211089},
  year   = {2007}
}