nLab Einstein manifold

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Riemannian geometry

Gravity

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Definition

An Einstein manifold is a (pseudo-)Riemannian manifold (X,g)(X,g) (a spacetime) such that the Ricci tensor is proportional to the metric tensor

Ric=λgSym 2Γ(TX) Ric = \lambda g \in Sym^2 \Gamma(T X)

by a proportionality constant λ\lambda \in \mathbb{R}. Such a metric gg is called an Einstein metric.

Properties

Einstein manifolds are precisely the solutions of Einstein's equations for pure gravity with cosmological constant λ\lambda.

Examples

References

  • Nigel Hitchin, Compact four-dimensional Einstein manifolds, J. Diff Geom. 9 (1974) 435-441 [pdf]

  • Jongmin Park, Jaewon Shin, Hyun Seok Yang, Unification of Einstein Manifolds [arXiv:2109.00001]

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