Three-dimensional semi-symmetric homogeneous Lorentzian manifolds (Q1046761)

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Three-dimensional semi-symmetric homogeneous Lorentzian manifolds
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    Three-dimensional semi-symmetric homogeneous Lorentzian manifolds (English)
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    28 December 2009
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    It is known that a locally homogeneous semi-symmetric Riemanian manifold (i.e. with \(R(X,Y)\cdot R=0)\) is locally symmetric (i.e. with \(\nabla R=0)\). The problem is, can this be extended to the pseudo-Riemannian case and in particular, to Lorentzian geometry. In the present paper there are found some three-dimensional homogeneous Lorentzian manifolds which are semi-symmetric but not symmetric. Also the complete classification of three-dimensional semi-symmetric homogeneous Lorentzian manifolds is obtained. In a forthcoming paper the author will classify the three-dimensional conformally flat semi-symmetric Lorentzian manifolds.
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    Lorentzian homogeneous spaces
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    semi-symmetric spaces
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    symmetric spaces
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