Condition metrics in the three classical spaces

arXiv1501.04456MaRDI QIDQ6258249FDOQ6258249

Authors: Juan G. Criado del Rey 

Publication date: 19 January 2015

Abstract: Let $(mathcalM,g)$ be a Riemannian manifold and $mathcalN$ a $mathcal{C}^2$ submanifold without boundary. If we multiply the metric $g$ by the inverse of the squared distance to $mathcalN$, we obtain a new metric structure on $mathcalMsetminusmathcalN$ called the condition metric. A question about the behaviour of the geodesics in this new metric arises from the works of Shub and Beltr'an: is it true that for every geodesic segment in the condition metric its closest point to $mathcalN$ is one of its endpoints? Previous works show that the answer to this question is positive (under some smoothness hypotheses) when $mathcalM$ is the Euclidean space $mathbb{R}^n$. Here we prove that the answer is also positive for $mathcalM$ being the sphere $mathbb{S}^n$ and we give a counterexample showing that this property does not hold when $mathcalM$ is the hyperbolic space $mathbb{H}^n$.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global geometric and topological methods (à la Gromov); differential geometric analysis on metric spaces (53C23)

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