When is a Riemannian submersion homogeneous? (Q2642379)

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When is a Riemannian submersion homogeneous?
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    When is a Riemannian submersion homogeneous? (English)
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    20 August 2007
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    The authors consider homogeneous submersions, i.e., Riemannian submersions with fibers given by orbits of an isometric group action. Such submersions are bundles with a homogeneous space as fiber that are associated to a principal \(G\)-bundle, where \(G\) is a holonomy group of the submersion. Since almost every Riemannian submersion is homogeneous, the authors try to determine criteria ensuring that a given Riemannian submersion is not of that type. In the end, using Wilking's dual foliation, the authors show that a homogeneous submersion on a space of quasi-positive curvature always has a Lie group as a fiber.
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    Riemannian submersion
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    isometric group action
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    nonnegative sectional curvature
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    dual foliation
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