Talk:Weyl tensor
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
This article is within the scope of WikiProject Physics, which collaborates on articles related to physics. |
| ??? | This article has not yet received a rating on the assessment scale. [FAQ] |
| ??? | This article has not yet received an importance rating within physics. |
|
Help with this template Please rate this article, and then leave comments to explain the ratings and/or to identify its strengths and weaknesses. |
|
[edit] Requested move
-
- From WP:RFD: Weyl tensor should not be redirected to Weyl curvature because similar articles are named blah tensor and because Weyl tensor is more common in literature than Weyl curvature or even Conformal curvature ---CH 19:49, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
Moved. ALKIVAR™
13:26, 31 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Discussion
From WP:RFD:
Weyl tensor should not be redirected to Weyl curvature because similar articles are named blah tensor and because Weyl tensor is more common in literature than Weyl curvature or even Conformal curvature ---CH 19:49, 24 December 2005 (UTC)
- Comment. Don't mistate the facts. Riemann curvature tensor redirects to Curvature tensor, keeping curvature in the title (but not including the name which distinguished that from this one, called in the introduction "Weyl curvature tensor". Please address these points. Gene Nygaard 21:21, 30 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] symmetric metric
Since the metric is symmetric by definition won't ga[c vanish? --Michael C. Price talk 01:05, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- I assume you're referring to the expression for the Weyl tensor; if it was g[ac], then yes, it would vanish, but that does not occur in the expression. You can't just look at ga[c in isolation (only 1 bracket!). Consult any text on tensor algebra or GR for elucidation. MP (talk•contribs) 07:53, 26 January 2008 (UTC)
- True, I misread the expression. --Michael C. Price talk 13:00, 27 January 2008 (UTC)
