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Null Tetrad


\begin{displaymath}
g_{ij}=\left[{\matrix{0 & 1 & 0 & 0\cr
1 & 0 & 0 & 0\cr
0 & 0 & 0 & -1\cr
0 & 0 & -1 & 0\cr}}\right].
\end{displaymath}

It can be expressed as

\begin{displaymath}
g_{ab}=l_an_b+l_bn_a-m_a\bar m_b-m_b\bar m_a.
\end{displaymath}

See also Tetrad


References

d'Inverno, R. Introducing Einstein's Relativity. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, pp. 248-249, 1992.




© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-25