Dual Riemannian spaces of constant curvature on a normalized hypersurface (Q646814)

A projective-metric space \( K_{n} \) is a real projective space \( P_{n} \), equipped with a hyperquadric \( Q_{n-1} \), called the absolute. (If \( Q_{n-1} \) is of sphere type then \( K_{n} \) yields Klein's model of Non-Euclidean geometry.) The author deals with normalized hypersurfaces \( V_{n-1} \subset K_{n} \). From the prolongation process in the sense of É. Cartan's theory on exterior systems, he distills several consequences, including the existence of a dual projective-metric space \( \overline{K}_{n} \), defined in the fourth differentiation order out of \( V_{n-1} \). Also, conditions are established under which a Riemannian space of constant curvature is induced. The method is purely analytical; some geometric interpretations are given in the last part of the paper.