On Useful Conformal Tranformations In General Relativity

Abstract

Local conformal transformations are known as a useful tool in various applications of the gravitational theory, especially in cosmology. We describe some new aspects of these transformations, in particular using them for derivation of Einstein equations for the cosmological and Schwarzschild metrics. Furthermore, the conformal transformation is applied for the dimensional reduction of the Gauss-Bonnet topological invariant in $d=4$ to the spaces of lower dimensions.

17 pages, LaTeX. Several misprints and mistakes in formulas corrected, one derivation simplified and one reference added

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