On Mason's rigidity theorem
Following an argument proposed by Mason, we prove that there are no algebraically special asymptotically simple vacuum space-times with a smooth, shear-free, geodesic congruence of principal null directions extending transversally to a cross-section of Scri. Our analysis leaves the door open for esc...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2007
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