On the Fefferman class of metrics associated with a three-dimensional CR space

We derive the explicit forms of Fefferman's metric for a Cauchy-Riemann space admitting a solution of the tangential Cauchy-Riemann equation and of the corresponding Weyl tensor. We show that its Petrov type is 0 in the case of the hyperquadric or N in all other cases, and that the Fefferman class of metrics does not contain any nonflat solution of Einstein's vacuum equations with cosmological constant.Work supported in part by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education, Research Problem CPBP 01.03.