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Twistor connection and normal conformal Cartan connection

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It is shown how the normal conformal Cartan connection, used by Schmidt [1] to define conformal infinity of space-time, is related to the connection on the vector bundle of local twistors.

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  1. Hochschule der Bundeswehr Hamburg, Fachbereich MB, Holstenhofweg 85, 2000, Hamburg 70, West Germany

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Friedrich, H. Twistor connection and normal conformal Cartan connection. Gen Relat Gravit 8, 303–312 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00771141

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