The extrinsic holonomy Lie algebra of a parallel submanifold (Q605052): Difference between revisions

Let \(N\) be a Riemannian symmetric space and \(f:M\rightarrow N\) be an isometric immersion. Let \(TM\), \(\bot f\), \(h:TM\times TM\rightarrow \bot f\) and \(S:TM\times \bot f\rightarrow TM\) denote the tangent bundle of \(M\), the normal bundle of \(f\), the second fundamental form and the shape operator, respectively. In the vector bundle \(L^1(TM\otimes TM, \bot f)\), there is a connection induced by \(\nabla ^M\) and \(\nabla ^{\bot }\) in a natural manner. Then \(f\) is called parallel if its second fundamental form is a parallel section of \(L^1(TM\otimes TM, \bot f)\). The main object in this theory is a distinguished parallel subbundle \(\mathcal{O}M\) called second osculating bundle of \(M\). The present paper is a very interesting study of the extrinsic holonomy Lie algebra of \(\mathcal{O}M\) by means of \(h\) and the curvature tensor of \(N\).