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No New Symmetries of the Vacuum Einstein Equations

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2009-10-22 v1

Abstract

In this note we examine some recently proposed solutions of the linearized vacuum Einstein equations. We show that such solutions are {\it not} symmetries of the Einstein equations, because of a crucial integrability condition.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9308014,
  title  = {No New Symmetries of the Vacuum Einstein Equations},
  author = {Riccardo Capovilla},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9308014},
  year   = {2009}
}

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