The Goldberg-Sachs theorem in linearized gravity
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
The Goldberg-Sachs theorem has been very useful in constructing algebraically special exact solutions of Einstein vacuum equation. Most of the physical meaningful vacuum exact solutions are algebraically special. We show that the Goldberg-Sachs theorem is not true in linearized gravity. This is a remarkable result, which gives light on the understanding of the physical meaning of the linearized solutions.
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@article{arxiv.gr-qc/0203057,
title = {The Goldberg-Sachs theorem in linearized gravity},
author = {S. Dain and O. M. Moreschi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:gr-qc/0203057},
year = {2009}
}
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6 pages, no figures, LaTeX 2e