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The equations of conformal Killing transport are discussed using tensor and spinor methods. It is shown that, in Minkowski space-time, the equations for a null conformal Killing vector ξa are completely determined by the corresponding spinor ωA and its covariant derivative, which defines a spinor π A′ . In conformally flat space-time, the covariant derivative of π A′ is also involved. Some applications to twistor theory are briefly mentioned.
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Dighton, K. Spinor methods in conformal Killing transport. Int J Theor Phys 14, 137–144 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01807981
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01807981