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The General Self-dual solution of the Einstein Equations

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

We obtain the most general explicit (anti)self-dual solution of the Einstein equations. We find that any (anti)self-dual solution can be characterised by three free functions of which one is harmonic. Any stationary (anti)self-dual solution can be characterised by a harmonic function. It turns out that the form of the Gibbons and Hawking multi-center metrics is the most general stationary (anti)self-dual solution. We further note that the stationary (anti)self-dual Einstein equations can be reinterpreted as the (anti)self-dual Maxwell equations on the Euclidean background metric.

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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/9409046,
  title  = {The General Self-dual solution of the Einstein Equations},
  author = {Sucheta Koshti and Naresh Dadhich},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/9409046},
  year   = {2007}
}

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14 Pages, Latex, IUCAA 94/29

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