Differential geometric connection of finite order on composite manifold, infinitesimal polygonal loops and generalized Fermi-Walker transport

DOI10.1016/0034-4877(91)90044-NMaRDI QIDQ1198546zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors D. Yu. Glazkov

Publication date 16 January 1993

Published in Reports on Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1016/0034-4877(91)90044-n

zbMATH Keywords

\(r\)-th order connection curvature vector holonomy group transformations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other connections (53B15)

Review text

A composite manifold \(L_ m(B_ n)\) (similar to a fiber bundle) is considered. The base space \(B_ n\) has coordinates \(y^ k\), \(k,\ell=1,\dots,n\), and the local space \(L_ m\) has coordinates \(\eta^ a\), \(a,b=1,\dots,m\); \(s\) runs over \(1,\dots,r\). A differential geometric connection of the \(r\)-th order is given by \(d\eta^ a/dt+\Gamma^ a\left(y^ k,d^ sy^ \ell/dt^ s,\eta^ b\right)=0\), where \(\Gamma^ a\) are the coefficients of the connection. (The nonlinear connection is that special case, when \(s=1\) and the \(\Gamma^ a\) are linear in \(dy^ \ell/dt\).) The holonomy group transformations belonging to the infinitesimal 4-gonal loops in \(L_ m(B_ n)\), calculated with an accuracy up to terms of the second order of smallness are already known in the literature and they are determined by the curvature vector (tensor) of the connection. Now the coordinate 4-gonal loops are replaced by polygonal loops, and the holonomy group transformations are calculated in this case, where beside the curvature vector other additional terms appear. In the second part of the paper \(L_ m(B_ n)\) is replaced by a vector bundle, and other simplifications are also investigated. Finally, as an illustration, the generalized Fermi-Walker transport is considered on a Riemannian tangent bundle.

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