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Some Spinor-Curvature Identities

James M. Nester, Roh Suan Tung, Vadim V. Zhytnikov

gr-qcarXiv:gr-qc/9403026

Abstract

We describe a class of spinor-curvature identities which exist for Riemannian or Riemann-Cartan geometries. Each identity relates an expression quadratic in the covariant derivative of a spinor field with an expression linear in the curvature plus an exact differential. Certain special cases in 3 and 4 dimensions which have been or could be used in applications to General Relativity are noted.

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