In differential geometry and mathematical physics, an Einstein manifold is a Riemannian or pseudo-Riemannian manifold whose Ricci tensor is proportional to the metric. They are named after Albert Einstein because this condition is equivalent to saying that the metric is a solution of the vacuum Einstein field equations (with cosmological constant), although the dimension, as well as the signature, of the metric can be arbitrary, unlike the four-dimensional Lorentzian manifolds usually studied in general relativity.
If M is the underlying n-dimensional manifold and g is its metric tensor the Einstein condition means that
for some constant k, where Ric denotes the Ricci tensor of g. Einstein manifolds with k = 0 are called Ricci-flat manifolds.
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