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We investigate the correspondence between null solutions of the Yang-Mills equations and shearfree geodesic null congruences. We give an example of a non-Abelian null solution with twisting rays.
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Alexander von Humboldt Fellow. Address after 31 May 1986: Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Warsaw, Hoża 69, 00-681 Warsaw, Poland.
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Tafel, J. Null solutions of the Yang-Mills equations. Lett Math Phys 12, 163–167 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00416467
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00416467