Conformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensor
It is well-known that the conformal structure of a relativistic spacetime is of profound physical and conceptual interest. In this note, we consider the analogous structure for Newtonian theories. We show that the Newtonian Weyl tensor is an invariant of this structure.
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| description | It is well-known that the conformal structure of a relativistic spacetime is of profound physical and conceptual interest. In this note, we consider the analogous structure for Newtonian theories. We show that the Newtonian Weyl tensor is an invariant of this structure. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:c9fd97b0-717e-4fae-90c8-43e841e29b342022-03-27T07:04:10ZConformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensorJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:c9fd97b0-717e-4fae-90c8-43e841e29b34EnglishSymplectic ElementsSpringer2020Dewar, NRead, JIt is well-known that the conformal structure of a relativistic spacetime is of profound physical and conceptual interest. In this note, we consider the analogous structure for Newtonian theories. We show that the Newtonian Weyl tensor is an invariant of this structure. |
| spellingShingle | Dewar, N Read, J Conformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensor |
| title | Conformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensor |
| title_full | Conformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensor |
| title_fullStr | Conformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensor |
| title_full_unstemmed | Conformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensor |
| title_short | Conformal invariance of the Newtonian Weyl tensor |
| title_sort | conformal invariance of the newtonian weyl tensor |
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