Ricci inheritance collineations in Bianchi type II spacetime

Tahir Hussain, Sumaira Saleem Akhtar, Ashfaque H. Bokhari, Suhail Khan

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a complete classification of Bianchi type II spacetime according to Ricci inheritance collineations (RICs). The RICs are classified considering cases when the Ricci tensor is both degenerate as well as non-degenerate. In case of non-degenerate Ricci tensor, it is found that Bianchi type II spacetime admits 4-, 5-, 6- or 7-dimensional Lie algebra of RICs. In the case when the Ricci tensor is degenerate, majority cases give rise to infinitely many RICs, while remaining cases admit finite RICs given by 4, 5 or 6.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1650102
JournalModern Physics Letters A
Volume31
Issue number17
DOIs
StatePublished - 7 Jun 2016

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Keywords

  • Einstein field equations
  • Ricci inheritance collineations
  • Spacetime symmetries

ASJC Scopus subject areas

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

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