Rainich theory for type D aligned Einstein-Maxwell solutions

Abstract

The original Rainich theory for the non-null Einstein-Maxwell solutions consists of a set of algebraic conditions and the Rainich (differential) equation. We show here that the subclass of type D aligned solutions can be characterized just by algebraic restrictions.

12 pages; v2: appendix with notation

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