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A Solution of Weyl-Lanczos Equations for Arbitrary Petrov Type D Vacuum Spacetimes

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A Lanczos potential for an arbitrary Petrov type D vacuum spacetimes, using the compacted spin coefficient formalism (or GHP-formalism), has been obtained; which in turn leads to a solution of Weyl-Lanczos equations.

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Ahsan, Z., Bilal, M. A Solution of Weyl-Lanczos Equations for Arbitrary Petrov Type D Vacuum Spacetimes. Int J Theor Phys 49, 2713–2722 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-010-0464-5

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