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Killing-Yano Tensors of Order n-1

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2014-08-07 v2 High Energy Physics - Theory Differential Geometry

Abstract

The properties of a Killing-Yano tensor of order n-1 in an n-dimensional manifold are investigated. The integrability conditions are worked out and all metrics admitting a Killing-Yano tensor of order n-1 are found. It is pointed out a connection between such tensors and a generalization of the concept of angular momentum. A theorem on how to generate closed conformal Killing vectors using the symmetries of a manifold is proved and used to find all Killing-Yano tensors of order n-1 of a maximally symmetric space.

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@article{arxiv.1405.4148,
  title  = {Killing-Yano Tensors of Order n-1},
  author = {Carlos Batista},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1405.4148},
  year   = {2014}
}

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15 pages. Published Version