On the existence of parallel one forms

DOI10.1142/S0219887823501189MaRDI QIDQ6181074zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors László Kozma, S. G. Elgendi

Publication date 22 January 2024

Published in International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10050

zbMATH Keywords

Killing vector fieldsparallel one formssprays

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53B40) Global differential geometry of Finsler spaces and generalizations (areal metrics) (53C60) Riemannian, Finsler and other geometric structures on infinite-dimensional manifolds (58B20)

Abstract: In this paper, using the Finslerian settings, we study the existence of parallel one forms (or, equivalently parallel vector fields) on a Riemannian manifold. We show that a parallel one form on a Riemannian manifold M is a holonomy invariant function on the tangent bundle T M with respect to the geodesic spray. We prove that if the metrizability freedom of the geodesic spray of (M, F) is 1, then the (M, F) does not admit a parallel one form. We investigate a sufficient condition on a Riemannian manifold to admit a parallel one form. As a by-product, we relate the existence of a proper affine Killing vector field by the metrizability freedom. We establish sufficient conditions for the existence of a parallel one form on a Finsler manifold. By counter-examples, we show that if the metrizability freedom is greater than 1, then the manifold (Riemannian or Finslerian) does not necessarily admit a parallel one form. Various special cases and examples are studied and discussed.

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