English

Spinorial coordinates for Lorentzian 4-metrics

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2021-10-12 v2

Abstract

Lorentzian 4-metrics are expressed in spinorial coordinates. In these coordinates the metric components can be factorized into a product of complex conjugate quantities. The linearized theory and Einstein's vacuum field equations are studied using these coordinates. The relationship between Lorentzian and complex 4-metrics is discussed.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2104.02067,
  title  = {Spinorial coordinates for Lorentzian 4-metrics},
  author = {D. C. Robinson},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2104.02067},
  year   = {2021}
}

Comments

Equations added. Final section re-written

R2 v1 2026-06-24T00:51:50.219Z