Proper projective symmetry in the Schwarzschild metric

Ghulam Shabbir*, M. Amer Qureshi

*Corresponding author for this work

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

10 Scopus citations

Abstract

A study of proper projective symmetry in the Schwarzschild metric is given by using algebric and direct integration techniques. It is shown that projective collineations admitted by the above metric are the Killing vector fields.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1795-1802
Number of pages8
JournalModern Physics Letters A
Volume21
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Jul 2006
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Curvature
  • Eigenvectors and eigenvalues
  • Projective collineations

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics
  • General Physics and Astronomy

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Proper projective symmetry in the Schwarzschild metric'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this