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A derivation of Weyl-Lanczos equations

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The Lanczos potential for the Weyl tensor is derived from a quadratic curvature Lagrangian by making use of the exterior algebra of forms and the variational principles with constraints.

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    Ahmet Baykal & Burak Ünal

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Baykal, A., Ünal, B. A derivation of Weyl-Lanczos equations. Eur. Phys. J. Plus 133, 146 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjp/i2018-11995-x

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