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Higher dimensional VSI spacetimes and supergravity
We present the explicit form of higher dimensional VSI spacetimes in
arbitrary number of dimensions. We discuss briefly the VSI's in the context of
supergravity/strings.Comment: 3 pages, to be published in the Proceedings of the Eleventh Marcel
Grossmann Meeting on General Relativit
Higher dimensional VSI spacetimes
We present the explicit metric forms for higher dimensional vanishing scalar
invariant (VSI) Lorentzian spacetimes. We note that all of the VSI spacetimes
belong to the higher dimensional Kundt class. We determine all of the VSI
spacetimes which admit a covariantly constant null vector, and we note that in
general in higher dimensions these spacetimes are of Ricci type III and Weyl
type III. The Ricci type N subclass is related to the chiral null models and
includes the relativistic gyratons and the higher dimensional pp-wave
spacetimes. The spacetimes under investigation are of particular interest since
they are solutions of supergravity or superstring theory.Comment: 14 pages, changes in second paragraph of the discussio
Lorentzian spacetimes with constant curvature invariants in three dimensions
In this paper we study Lorentzian spacetimes for which all polynomial scalar
invariants constructed from the Riemann tensor and its covariant derivatives
are constant (CSI spacetimes) in three dimensions. We determine all such CSI
metrics explicitly, and show that for every CSI with particular constant
invariants there is a locally homogeneous spacetime with precisely the same
constant invariants. We prove that a three-dimensional CSI spacetime is either
(i) locally homogeneous or (ii) it is locally a Kundt spacetime. Moreover, we
show that there exists a null frame in which the Riemann (Ricci) tensor and its
derivatives are of boost order zero with constant boost weight zero components
at each order. Lastly, these spacetimes can be explicitly constructed from
locally homogeneous spacetimes and vanishing scalar invariant spacetimes.Comment: 14 pages; Modified to match published versio
Slices of the Kerr ergosurface
The intrinsic geometry of the Kerr ergosurface on constant Boyer-Lindquist
(BL), Kerr, and Doran time slices is characterized. Unlike the BL slice, which
had been previously studied, the other slices (i) do not have conical
singularities at the poles (except the Doran slice in the extremal limit), (ii)
have finite polar circumference in the extremal limit, and (iii) for
sufficiently large spin parameter fail to be isometrically embeddable as a
surface of revolution above some latitude. The Doran slice develops an
embeddable polar cap for spin parameters greater than about 0.96.Comment: 13 pages, 6 figures; v.2: minor editing for clarification, references
added, typos fixed, version published in Classical and Quantum Gravit
CCNV Space-Times as Potential Supergravity Solutions
It is of interest to study supergravity solutions preserving a non-minimal
fraction of supersymmetries. A necessary condition for supersymmetry to be
preserved is that the spacetime admits a Killing spinor and hence a null or
timelike Killing vector field. Any spacetime admitting a covariantly constant
null vector field () belongs to the Kundt class of metrics, and more
importantly admits a null Killing vector field. We investigate the existence of
additional non-spacelike isometries in the class of higher-dimensional
Kundt metrics in order to produce potential solutions that preserve some
supersymmetries.Comment: 14 page