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Equigeodesic vectors for homogeneous Riemannian submersions

Differential Geometry 2026-07-09 v1

Abstract

We study π\pi-equigeodesic vectors associated with homogeneous fibrations, namely vectors that are geodesic with respect to every homogeneous metric making the projection a Riemannian submersion. We obtain an algebraic criterion characterizing such vectors and apply it to classical flag manifolds and Ledger-Obata spaces. As a framework for this study, given Lie groups KHGK\subseteq H\subseteq G with HH and KK closed in GG, and a fixed GG-invariant metric gbg_b on G/HG/H, we describe the family of GG-invariant metrics gg on G/KG/K for which the natural projection π:(G/K,g)(G/H,gb)\pi:(G/K,g)\to(G/H,g_b) is a Riemannian submersion. We also give a criterion for the fibers of π\pi to be totally geodesic.

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@article{arxiv.2607.08523,
  title  = {Equigeodesic vectors for homogeneous Riemannian submersions},
  author = {Neiton Pereira da Silva and Brian Grajales and Lino Grama},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.08523},
  year   = {2026}
}

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