CHARACTERIZATIONS OF ALMOST PSEUDO-RICCI SYMMETRIC SPACETIMES UNDER GRAY's DECOMPOSITION

Abstract

In this study, we analyze almost pseudo-Ricci symmetric spacetimes endowed with Gray's decomposition, as well as generalized Robertson—Walker spacetimes. For almost pseudo-Ricci symmetric spacetimes, we determine the form of the Ricci tensor in all the O (n)-invariant subspaces provided by Gray's decomposition of the gradient of the Ricci tensor. In three cases we obtain that the Ricci tensor is in the form of perfect fluid and in one case the spacetime becomes a generalized Robertson—Walker spacetime. In other cases we obtain some algebraic results. Finally, it is shown that an almost pseudo-Ricci symmetric generalized Robertson—Walker spacetime is a perfect fluid spacetime.