Plane curves and geodesic diffeomorphisms (Q5956164)

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Plane curves and geodesic diffeomorphisms
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1708572

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    Plane curves and geodesic diffeomorphisms (English)
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    8 December 2002
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    In a pseudo-Riemannian space \((M, g)\), the author defines an \(r\)-plane curve as a curve whose \(r\)-th curvature vanishes. He proves that every diffeomorphism transferring \(r\)-plane curves of \((M, g)\) into \(r\)-plane curves of another pseudo-Riemannian space \((\overline{M}, \overline{g})\) (for a fixed \(r\)) is a geodesic diffeomorphism, i.e., it transfers geodesics into geodesics.
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    pseudo-Riemannian space
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    \(r\)-plane curve
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    diffeomorphism
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    geodesic
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