Homogeneous and flow-invariant geometry on the unit tangent bundle of hyperbolic space
Differential Geometry
2026-07-18 v1
Abstract
We construct the Sasaki metric on the unit tangent bundle of a Riemannian manifold and describe the unit tangent bundle of real hyperbolic space as a homogeneous space, both under and under the larger group , yielding explicit of -invariant metrics. Using Hopf coordinates and Busemann functions, we then construct a Riemannian metric on that is invariant under the geodesic flow, and we identify the horospherical cylinders as totally geodesic leaves of a natural foliation associated to a Busemann function, with respect to an explicit metric connection with torsion.
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@article{arxiv.2607.16818,
title = {Homogeneous and flow-invariant geometry on the unit tangent bundle of hyperbolic space},
author = {Daniel Koama and Léonard Todjihoundé},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2607.16818},
year = {2026}
}