Projective differential geometry and geodesic conservation laws in general relativity. I: Projective actions (Q760928)
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Projective differential geometry and geodesic conservation laws in general relativity. I: Projective actions (English)
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1984
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The Lagrangian structure of the geodesic equation allows an extension of classical projective geometry to one-parameter projective group actions on \(R\times TM\) (where M is the spacetime). We determine all those projective actions which arise by prolongation of one-parameter group actions on \(R\times M\). The relation between projective actions on \(R\times TM\) and the equations of geodesic deviation is developed.
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Lagrangian structure
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geodesic equation
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projective group actions
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geodesic deviation
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