On the Weyl transverse frames in type I spacetimes

Abstract

We apply a covariant and generic procedure to obtain explicit expressions of the transverse frames that a type I spacetime admits in terms of an arbitrary initial frame. We also present a simple and general algorithm to obtain the Weyl scalars ${\Psi }_2^T$, ${\Psi }_0^T$ and ${\Psi }_4^T$ associated with these transverse frames. In both cases it is only necessary to choose a particular root of a cubic expression.

12 pages, submitted to Gen. Rel. Grav. (6-3-2004)

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