Abstract:
A conformal connection with scalar curvature is defined as a generalization of a pseudo-Riemannian space of constant curvature. The curvature matrix of such connection is computed. It is proved that on a conformally connected manifold with scalar curvature there is a conformal connection with zero curvature matrix. We give a definition of a rescalable scalar and prove the existence of rescalable scalars on any manifold with conformal connection where a partition of unity exists. It is proved: 1) on any manifold with conformal connection and zero curvature matrix there exists a conformal connection with positive, negative and alternating scalar curvature; 2) on any conformally connected manifold there exists a global gauge-invariant metric; 3) on a hypersurface of a conformal space the induced conformal connection can not be of nonzero scalar curvature.
Keywords:manifold with conformal connection, connection matrix, curvature matrix of connection, gauge transformations, rescalable scalar, conformal connection with scalar curvature, partition of unity, gauge-invariant metric.
Fulltext:
PDF file (275 kB)