Exponential mappings for contact sub-Riemannian structures

DOI10.1007/BF02269423zbMath0941.53022OpenAlexW2091904858WikidataQ115392607 ScholiaQ115392607MaRDI QIDQ1972721

Andrei A. Agrachev

Publication date: 13 April 2000

Published in: Journal of Dynamical and Control Systems (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02269423

zbMATH Keywords

exponential mapcut locussub-Riemannian manifoldconjugate locuscontact distribution

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22) Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Contact manifolds (general theory) (53D10) Critical points of functions and mappings on manifolds (58K05) Sub-Riemannian geometry (53C17)

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