From pp-Waves to Galilean Spacetimes

We exhibit all spatially isotropic homogeneous Galilean spacetimes of dimension (𝑛 + 1) ≥ 4, including the novel torsional ones, as null reductions of homogeneous pp-wave spacetimes. We also show that the pp-waves are sourced by pure radiation fields and analyse their global properties.

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Published in:Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
Date:2023
Main Authors: Figueroa-O'Farrill, José, Grassie, Ross, Prohazka, Stefan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Інститут математики НАН України 2023
Online Access:https://nasplib.isofts.kiev.ua/handle/123456789/211908
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Journal Title:Digital Library of Periodicals of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Cite this:From pp-Waves to Galilean Spacetimes. José Figueroa-O'Farrill, Ross Grassie and Stefan Prohazka. SIGMA 19 (2023), 035, 16 pages

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Summary:We exhibit all spatially isotropic homogeneous Galilean spacetimes of dimension (𝑛 + 1) ≥ 4, including the novel torsional ones, as null reductions of homogeneous pp-wave spacetimes. We also show that the pp-waves are sourced by pure radiation fields and analyse their global properties.
ISSN:1815-0659