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Conformally flat space-times of locally constant connection are studied. The constant connection defines a global vector field which is assumed timelike. The general solution of the geodesic equations is presented and several theorems characterizing the geometry of such space-times are proved.
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Supported by NSERC A-7667 to P. L. Antonelli.
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Voorhees, B.H. Conformally flat space-times of locally constant connection. I. Int J Theor Phys 22, 251–260 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02086249
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02086249