The Cauchy-Kowalevski theorem applied for counting connections with a prescribed Ricci tensor

Authors

BARBARA OPOZDA
WLODZIMIERZ M. MIKULSKI

Abstract

How many linear connections are there with a prescribed Ricci tensor? The question is answered in the analytic case by using the Cauchy-Kowalevski theorem

DOI

10.3906/mat-1703-52

Keywords

Linear connection, Ricci tensor, Cauchy-Kowalevski theorem

First Page

528

Last Page

536

Recommended Citation

OPOZDA, BARBARA and MIKULSKI, WLODZIMIERZ M. (2018) "The Cauchy-Kowalevski theorem applied for counting connections with a prescribed Ricci tensor," Turkish Journal of Mathematics: Vol. 42: No. 2, Article 9. https://doi.org/10.3906/mat-1703-52
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/math/vol42/iss2/9