General theory of Lie derivatives for Lorentz tensors

Abstract

We show how the ad hoc prescriptions appeared in 2001 by Ortin for the Lie derivative of Lorentz tensors are a direct consequence of the Kosmann lift defined earlier in 1996 in a much more general setting encompassing older results of Y. Kosmann in 1971.

Typos corrected, references added, some application added. 11 pages