Goldberg-Sachs theorem
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The Goldberg-Sachs theorem is a result in Einstein's theory of general relativity about vacuum solutions of the Einstein field equations relating the existence of a certain type of congruence with algebraic properties of the Weyl tensor.
More precisely, the theorem states that a vacuum solution of the Einstein field equations will admit a shear-free null geodesic congruence if and only if the Weyl tensor is algebraically special.
The theorem is often used when searching for algebraically special vacuum solutions.
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It has been shown by Dain and Moreschi (2000) that a corresponding theorem will not hold in linearized gravity, that is, given a solution of the linearised Einstein field equations admitting a shear-free null congruence, then this solution need not be algebraically special.
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- Dain, Sergio and Moreschi, Osvaldo, M.. The Goldberg Sachs theorem in linearized gravity. arXiv eprint server. Retrieved on February 5, 2005.
