General metric with zero riemann tensor

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A metric consistent with interval:
[tex]\mathrm{d}s^2=-\mathrm{d}\tau^2+\frac{4\tau^2}{(1-\rho^2)^2}\left(\mathrm{d}\rho^2+\rho^2\mathrm{d}\theta^2+\rho^2\sin(\theta)^2\mathrm{d}\varphi^2\right)[/tex]
get zero for riemann's tensor, therefor must be isomorphic with minkowski tensor.
But I don't find thus transformation of coordinates from [tex]\tau,\,\rho\rightarrow t,\,r[/tex]
so that after transformation is interval in minkowski form:
[tex]\mathrm{d}s^2=-\mathrm{d}t^2+\fmathrm{d}r^2+r^2\mathrm{d}\theta^2+r^2\sin(\theta)^2\mathrm{d}\varphi^2[/tex].

What's transformation?
 
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bcrowell said:
Haven't checked carefully, but it looks like a Robertson-Walker metric with a(t)=t, [itex]\rho=r/2[/itex], and k=-1.

Yes, it is special case of FLWR metric. But, still don't know this transformation.
 
George Jones said:

Thanks,
I found this transformation in form:
[tex]\rho\equiv{}\rho(t,r)[/tex]
[tex]\tau\equiv{}\tau(t,r)[/tex]
Solutions with respect to minkowski metric are:
[tex]\rho=\frac{2t}{r}\left(1\pm\sqrt{1-\left(\frac{r}{2t}\right)^2}\right)[/tex]
[tex]\tau=\frac{1}{2}r\frac{1-\rho^2}{\rho}[/tex]
But it's regular only for [tex]\left\|\frac{r}{2t}\right\|<1[/tex].
However minkowski metric is regulare everywhere. It's OK?
 
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I want to make sure that all solutions of the equation
[tex]R_{\mu\nu\varkappa\lambda}=0[/tex]​
for any dimension [tex]D[/tex] are isomorphic with tensor in form
[tex]g_{\mu\nu}=\mbox{diag}(\pm{}1,\pm{}1,\dots,\pm{}1)[/tex]​
Or are there other solutions?