About pseudo-Riemannian Lichnerowicz conjecture

DOI10.1007/S00031-015-9317-XzbMATH Open1335.53097arXiv1211.0635OpenAlexW1700292063WikidataQ115389455 ScholiaQ115389455MaRDI QIDQ897146FDOQ897146

Authors: Charles Frances 

Publication date: 17 December 2015

Published in: Transformation Groups (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We construct the first known examples of compact pseudo-Riemannian manifolds having an essential group of conformal transformations, and which are not conformally flat. Our examples cover all types $(p,q)$, with $2leqpleqq$.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1211.0635

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zbMATH Keywords

conformal geometrypseudo-Riemannian geometrysemi-Riemannian geometryessential conformal group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50)

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