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DS-spaces of Robinson and Trautman: topological identifications and asymptotic symmetry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

J. Foster
J. Foster
Affiliation:
School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, University of Sussex
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Abstract

Some topological identifications are introduced into the DS-spaces of Robinson and Trautman, and the symmetry and asymptotic symmetry groups of the resulting spaces are calculated. The latter have structures similar to the GBM group, each being the semi-direct product of a group of supertranslations by a group of classical type.

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Research Article
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Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 66 , Issue 3 , November 1969 , pp. 521 - 531
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1969

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