Homogeneity: does V(X) depend on X?

What forms can
V
r
have if it is independent of X?
E.g. a sphere has
V
r
independent of X
Condition for homogeneity: JG claim: conformally flat
If independent of X,
V
r
(X)
is just a function of r. JG claim: first two terms in expansion in “powers” of r are undetermined.
Scale transformation: change the value of r; what happens to
V
r
?
Is the structure after many steps scale invariant? I.e is it a pure power dependence in
V
r
? Is it spatially homogeneous? Is it scale free (i.e. r^d)?

Structure of metric

Metric is torsion free if there is symmetry in the geodesics
There could be light cones from A to B and B to A which are not symmetric
To derive a spatial surface, assuming staticness of evolution....
JG claim: a torsion free metric is characterized by Γ
Cotton tensor: 3rd derivative of metric
Weyl tensor etc.
JG : any manifold with constant sectional curvature is conformally flat

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Covariant derivative

time shift between spatial hypersurfaces
spatial shift between hypersurfaces
Independence of X implies Rμ⋁=0 ?????
Can still have R.
Can V depend on X without Tμ⋁?

Vacuum solutions

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