The Cauchy-Kowalevski theorem applied for counting connections with a prescribed Ricci tensor

Authors: BARBARA OPOZDA, WLODZIMIERZ M. MIKULSKI

Abstract: How many linear connections are there with a prescribed Ricci tensor? The question is answered in the analytic case by using the Cauchy-Kowalevski theorem

Keywords: Linear connection, Ricci tensor, Cauchy-Kowalevski theorem

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