Graphs and metric 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras

DOI10.1515/ADVGEOM-2017-0052zbMATH Open1396.22004arXiv1512.07944OpenAlexW2963422000MaRDI QIDQ1653976FDOQ1653976

Authors: Lisa DeMeyer, Meera G. Mainkar, Rachelle C. Decoste 

Publication date: 7 August 2018

Published in: advg (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Dani and Mainkar introduced a method for constructing a 2-step nilpotent Lie algebra $mathfrak{n}_G$ from a simple directed graph $G$ in 2005. There is a natural inner product on $mathfrak{n}_G$ arising from the construction. We study geometric properties of the associated simply connected 2-step nilpotent Lie group $N$ with Lie algebra $mathfrak{n}_G$. We classify singularity properties of the Lie algebra $mathfrak{n}_G$ in terms of the graph $G$. A comprehensive description is given of graphs $G$ which give rise to Heisenberg-like Lie algebras. Conditions are given on the graph $G$ and on a lattice $GammasubseteqN$ for which the quotient $$, a compact nilmanifold, has a dense set of smoothly closed geodesics.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1512.07944

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zbMATH Keywords

nilpotent Lie algebrasclosed geodesicsstar graphsHeisenberg-like Lie algebra

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Nilpotent and solvable Lie groups (22E25) Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Differential geometry of homogeneous manifolds (53C30)

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