The Weyl tensor is:(m is dimension)

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tex2html_wrap102

C is 0 in 3 dimensions

tex2html_wrap103 for m tex2html_wrap104 3

Symmetries:

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C is pairwise traceless.

A metric is conformally flat iff tex2html_wrap106 .




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