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June 1998 GEODESICS REFLECTING ON A PSEUDO-RIEMANNIAN SUBMANIFOLD
Naoto Abe, Masakazu Takiguchi
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SUT J. Math. 34(2): 139-168 (June 1998). DOI: 10.55937/sut/991985337

Abstract

In a pseudo-Riemannian manifold, we consider curves through a fixed pseudo-Riemannian submanifold. The first variation formula and the second variation formula of a reflecting geodesic are obtained. Moreover, we study the index form and conjugate points for a reflecting geodesic. Variation formulae for energy are also considered.

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Naoto Abe. Masakazu Takiguchi. "GEODESICS REFLECTING ON A PSEUDO-RIEMANNIAN SUBMANIFOLD." SUT J. Math. 34 (2) 139 - 168, June 1998. https://doi.org/10.55937/sut/991985337

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Received: 19 October 1998; Published: June 1998
First available in Project Euclid: 18 June 2022

Digital Object Identifier: 10.55937/sut/991985337

Subjects:
Primary: 53C22
Secondary: 53C50

Keywords: index form, conjugate point , pseudo-Riemannian submanifold , reflecting geodesic

Rights: Copyright © 1998 Tokyo University of Science

Vol.34 • No. 2 • June 1998
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