Hessian of Busemann functions and rank of Hadamard manifolds

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Sinwhi Kim, Hiroyasu Satoh, Jeonghyeong Park, Mitsuhiro Itoh

Publication date: 13 February 2017

Abstract: In this article we show that every geodesic is rank one and the Hessian of Busemann functions is positive definite for a harmonic Damek-Ricci space, a two step solvable Lie group with a left invariant metric. Moreover, the eigenspace of the Hessian of Busemann functions on a Hadamard manifold $(M,g)$ corresponding to eigenvalue zero is investigated with respect to rank of geodesics. On a harmonic Hadamard manifold which is of purely exponential volume growth, or of hypergeometric type it is shown that every Busemann function admits positive definite Hessian. A criterion for $(M,g)$ fulfilling visibility axiom is presented in terms of positive definiteness of the Hessian of Busemann functions.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Methods of global Riemannian geometry, including PDE methods; curvature restrictions (53C21) Spectral theory; eigenvalue problems on manifolds (58C40)

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