Weyl–Schouten theorem

Weyl–Schouten theorem

The Weyl–Schouten theorem in mathematics says that a Riemannian manifold of dimension "n" with "n" ≥ 3 is conformally flat if and only if the Schouten tensor is a Codazzi tensor for "n" = 3, or the Weyl tensor vanishes for "n" > 3.


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