3-dimensional left-invariant sub-Lorentzian contact structures

DOI10.1016/J.DIFGEO.2016.07.001MaRDI QIDQ344166zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Marek Grochowski, Aleksandr Vladislavovich Medvedev, Ben Warhurst

Publication date 22 November 2016

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

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1602.05091

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Local differential geometry of Lorentz metrics, indefinite metrics (53B30) Sub-Riemannian geometry (53C17) Differential geometry of homogeneous manifolds (53C30) Contact manifolds (general theory) (53D10)

Abstract: We provide a classification of $ts$-invariant sub-Lorentzian structures on $3$ dimensional contact Lie groups. Our approach is based on invariants arising form the construction of a normal Cartan connection.

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