The cohomogeneity one Einstein equations and Painlevé analysis (Q5943184)

This interesting paper is a continuation of the recent study [Commun. Math. Phys. 208, 225-243 (1999; Zbl 0958.83007) and J. Reine Angew. Math. 524, 97-128 (2000; Zbl 0988.53018)] by the same authors which deals with reductions of the Einstein equations to ordinary differential equations. The authors apply techniques of Painlevé-Kowalewski analysis to a Hamiltonian system arising from symmetry reduction of the Ricci-flat Einstein equations. The case of doubly warped product metrics on a product of two Einstein manifolds over an interval is of special interest. The cases when the total dimension is 10 or 11 are singled out by the theory discussed here. The Ricci-flat idea leads to the simpler system of ODEs \(x_1'=2x_1(E_{11}u_1+E_{12}u_2)\), \(x_2'=2x_2(E_{12}u_1+E_{22}u_2)\), \(u_1'=x_1\), \(u_2'=x_2\), where \(E=\{E_{ij}\}\) is a constant matrix. Then the modified Hamiltonian becomes \(\overline H=E_{11}u_1^2+2E_{12}u_1u_2+E_{22}u_2^2-x_1-x_2\). The series of solutions of this system are obtained. It is observed that fixing the free parameter of the top resonance (\(\nu =2\)) of the Painlevé solutions is equivalent to satisfying the constraint condition \(\overline H=0\). Local solutions of the original Ricci-flat equations are obtained.