Parabolic geodesics as parallel curves in parabolic geometries

DOI10.1142/S0129167X13500675zbMATH Open1281.53043arXiv1207.4005OpenAlexW2010274316MaRDI QIDQ2855487FDOQ2855487

Authors: Marc Herzlich 

Publication date: 25 October 2013

Published in: International Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We give a simple characterization of the parabolic geodesics introduced by Cap, Slovak and Zadnik for all parabolic geometries. This goes through the definition of a natural connection on the space of Weyl structures. We then show that parabolic geodesics can be characterized as the following data: a curve on the manifold and a Weyl structure along the curve, so that the curve is a geodesic for its companion Weyl structure and the Weyl structure is parallel along the curve and in the direction of the tangent vector of the curve.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.4005

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zbMATH Keywords

parabolic geometriesparabolic geodesics

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local Riemannian geometry (53B20) (G)-structures (53C10) Geodesics in global differential geometry (53C22)

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