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Integrable geodesic flows and Multi-Centre versus Bianchi A metrics

Mathematical Physics 2009-11-11 v1 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology math.MP Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems

Abstract

It is shown that most, but not all, of the four dimensional metrics in the Multi-Centre family with integrable geodesic flow may be recognized as belonging to spatially homogeneous Bianchi type A metrics. We show that any diagonal bi-axial Bianchi II metric has an integrable geodesic flow, and that the simplest hyperk\"ahler metric in this family displays a finite dimensional W-algebra for its observables. Our analysis puts also to light non-diagonal Bianchi VI0_0 and VII0_0 metrics which seem to be new. We conclude by showing that the elliptic coordinates advocated in the literature do not separate the Hamilton-Jacobi equation for the tri-axial Bianchi IX metric.

Cite

@article{arxiv.math-ph/0605072,
  title  = {Integrable geodesic flows and Multi-Centre versus Bianchi A metrics},
  author = {Galliano Valent and Hamed Ben Yahia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math-ph/0605072},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

22 pages, latex2e, no figures