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Checking collineation vectors with reduce

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A package of programs for writing and checking the solutions to the equations for various types of collineations, written in the symbolic manipulation language REDUCE is presented. Some examples of previously found collineations that have been checked are given, and new results reported.

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  1. Laboratorio de Física Teórica, Departamento de Física, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de los Andes, 5101, Mérida, Venezuela

    A. Melfo & L. A. Núñez

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Melfo, A., Núñez, L.A. Checking collineation vectors with reduce. Gen Relat Gravit 24, 1125–1129 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00756988

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