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Applications of Affine and Weyl geometry

Pseudo-Riemannian geometry is, to a large extent, the study of the Levi-Civita connection, which is the unique torsion-free connection compatible with the metric structure. There are, however, other affine connections which arise in different contexts, such as conformal geometry, contact structures,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: García-Río, Eduardo, Gilkey, Peter, Nikcevic, Stana
Lenguaje:eng
Publicado: Morgan & Claypool Publ. 2013
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Acceso en línea:http://cds.cern.ch/record/1568686
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Sumario:Pseudo-Riemannian geometry is, to a large extent, the study of the Levi-Civita connection, which is the unique torsion-free connection compatible with the metric structure. There are, however, other affine connections which arise in different contexts, such as conformal geometry, contact structures, Weyl structures, and almost Hermitian geometry. In this book, we reverse this point of view and instead associate an auxiliary pseudo-Riemannian structure of neutral signature to certain affine connections and use this correspondence to study both geometries. We examine Walker structures, Riemannia