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3 - An Introduction to Conformal Geometry and Tractor Calculus, with a view to Applications in General Relativity

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2017

By
Sean N. Curry  and
A. Rod Gover
Edited by
Thierry Daudé ,
Dietrich Häfner  and
Jean-Philippe Nicolas
Sean N. Curry
Affiliation:
The University of Auckland
A. Rod Gover
Affiliation:
The University of Auckland
Thierry Daudé
Affiliation:
Université de Cergy-Pontoise
Dietrich Häfner
Affiliation:
Université Grenoble Alpes
Jean-Philippe Nicolas
Affiliation:
Université de Bretagne Occidentale
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Asymptotic Analysis in General Relativity , pp. 86 - 170
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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