Abstract
The existing refutal, in four-dimensional spacetimes, of the conjecture that the Lanczos tensor can be used as a potential for the Riemann tensor, is derived in a much simpler manner which is valid for dimension n ≥ 4 and any signature.
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Edgar, S.B. Nonexistence of the Lanczos potential for the Riemann tensor in higher dimensions. Gen Relat Gravit 26, 329–332 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02108015
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