
We discuss the existence of Killing tensors for certain (physically motivated) stationary and axially symmetric vacuum space-times. We show nonexistence of a nontrivial Killing tensor for a Tomimatsu-Sato metric (up to valence 7), for a C-metric (up to valence 9) and for a Zipoy-Voorhees metric (up to valence 11). The results are obtained by mathematically completely rigorous, nontrivial computer algebra computations with a huge number of equations involved in the problem.
Mathematics - Differential Geometry, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Mathematical Physics (math-ph), stationary and axially symmetric vacuum metric, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics, Differential Geometry (math.DG), Killing tensors, FOS: Mathematics, prolongation-projection, Mathematical Physics
Mathematics - Differential Geometry, FOS: Physical sciences, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology (gr-qc), Mathematical Physics (math-ph), stationary and axially symmetric vacuum metric, General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology, Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics, Differential Geometry (math.DG), Killing tensors, FOS: Mathematics, prolongation-projection, Mathematical Physics
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