Four-dimensional Lorentzian algebraic Ricci solitons

We describe four-dimensional Lorentzian algebraic Ricci solitons. In sharp contrast with the Riemannian situation, any four-dimensional Lie group admits a left-invariant Lorentz metric which is a Ricci soliton.

Bibliographic Details
Authors: García Río, Eduardo, Rodríguez Gigirey, Rosalía, Vázquez Lorenzo, Ramón
Format: article
Publication Date:2026
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repository:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:dnet:minerva_____::5cef9777e0b569eb6fcf3f95e4e720eb
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/46660
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Lorentzian Lie group
Algebraic Ricci soliton
Plane waves
Critical metric
Quadratic curvature functional
Description
Summary:We describe four-dimensional Lorentzian algebraic Ricci solitons. In sharp contrast with the Riemannian situation, any four-dimensional Lie group admits a left-invariant Lorentz metric which is a Ricci soliton.