Geodesics as products of one-parameter subgroups in compact lie groups and homogeneous spaces
Geodesics as products of one-parameter subgroups in compact lie groups and homogeneous spaces
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作为紧李群和齐次空间中单参数子群的乘积的测地线
DOI:
10.1002/mana.202000282
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发表时间:
2023
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1
通讯作者:
Souris N
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作者:
Souris N
We study the geodesic equation for compact Lie groupsGand homogeneous spaces G/H$G/H$, and we prove that the geodesics are orbits of products exp(tX1)⋯exp(tXN)$\exp (tX_1)\cdots \exp (tX_N)$ of one‐parameter subgroups ofG, provided that a simple algebraic condition for the Riemannian metric is satisfied. For the group SO(3)$SO(3)$, we relate this type of geodesics to the free motion of a symmetric top. Moreover, by using series of Lie subgroups ofG, we construct a wealth of metrics having the aforementioned type of geodesics.