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Second order conformal covariants
Author(s):
Thomas
Branson
Journal:
Proc. Amer. Math. Soc.
126
(1998),
1031-1042.
MSC (1991):
Primary 47F05
MathSciNet review:
1422849
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Abstract:
We complete the classification of second order, bundle valued differential operator invariants of Riemannian and pseudo-Riemannian conformal structure, by classifying such operators which pass between bundles associated to different representations of the rotation or spin group.
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Thomas
Branson
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242
Email:
branson@math.uiowa.edu
DOI:
10.1090/S0002-9939-98-04092-1
PII:
S 0002-9939(98)04092-1
Received by editor(s):
September 3, 1996
Additional Notes:
Research partially supported by NSF grant INT-9114401
Communicated by:
Palle E. T. Jorgensen
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