Ricci-corrected derivatives and invariant differential operators

DOI10.1016/J.DIFGEO.2004.07.009MaRDI QIDQ2567136zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors David M. J. Calderbank, Tammo Diemer, Vladimír Souček

Publication date 29 September 2005

Published in Differential Geometry and its Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0310311

zbMATH Keywords

invariant differential operatorsparabolic geometryRicci-corrected derivatives

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

General geometric structures on manifolds (almost complex, almost product structures, etc.) (53C15) Invariance and symmetry properties for PDEs on manifolds (58J70)

Abstract: We introduce the notion of Ricci-corrected differentiation in parabolic geometry, which is a modification of covariant differentiation with better transformation properties. This enables us to simplify the explicit formulae for standard invariant operators given in work of Cap, Slovak and Soucek, and at the same time extend these formulae from the context of AHS structures (which include conformal and projective structures) to the more general class of all parabolic structures (including CR structures).

Review text

The study of differential invariants is important both for the algebraic approach to differential equations as well as for differential geometry. This paper deals with the construction of invariant differential operators for structures known as parabolic geometries. The notion of Ricci-corrected differentiation is introduced which enables the authors to simplify the explicit formulas for standard linear invariant differential operators given in the paper [\textit{A. Čap, J. Slovák} and \textit{V. Souček}, Differ. Geom. Appl. 12, No. 1, 51--84 (2002; Zbl 0969.53004)]. Moreover, they extend the formulas to arbitrary parabolic structures. Also, the Weyl jet operator and its components, the Ricci-corrected Weyl derivatives, are uncovered. The paper is well-written with two appendices and adequate referencing.

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