The connection 1-forms are defined by . Metric compatibility gives , while vanishing torsion gives Cartan's first structure equation
The curvature 2-forms are
which displays their relation to the Riemann curvature tensor.
Planar Einstein metric with cubic radial function Created 2026-10-07 Updated 2026-10-14
This metric has and cosmological constant in unit curvature-radius normalization. Its regular static coframe is real when and . Setting , its six independent curvature 2-form coefficients are in the and planes and in the other four planes. Their Ricci contractions cancel . The Weyl tensor squared invariant is , so nonzero does not give constant sectional curvature despite the Einstein equation.