RIGIDITY OF AFFINE HYPERSURFACES WITH RANK 1 SHAPE OPERATOR (Q4474416)

Consider two positive definite hypersurface immersions \(f: M\to \mathbb{R}^{n+1}\), \(g: M\to \mathbb{R}^{n+1}\) which induce the same Blaschke connection \(\nabla\). The following question arises: Does there exist an affine map \(A\) of \(\mathbb{R}^{n+1}\), such that \(f= A\circ g\)? If \(n=\dim M\geq 3\) and \(\dim(\text{im\,}R)\geq 2\) (\(R\) curvature tensor of \(\nabla\)) the answer is in the affirmative [\textit{L. Vrancken} and \textit{K. Nomizu}, Result. Math. 27, No. 1--2, 93--96 (1995; Zbl 0873.53011)]. When \(\dim(\text{im\,} R)= 0\) then \(M\) is an improper affine sphere and the answer is no. In the present paper the author shows that in case \(n\geq 3\) and \(\dim(\text{im\,}R)= 1\) the answer is no again. Furthermore all such locally non-rigid hypersurfaces are described using the solutions of differential equations of Monge-Ampère type.