Maslov index in semi-Riemannian submersions
Differential Geometry
2011-01-12 v2
Abstract
We study focal points and Maslov index of a horizontal geodesic in the total space of a semi-Riemannian submersion by determining an explicit relation with the corresponding objects along the projected geodesic in the base space. We use this result to calculate the focal Maslov index of a (spacelike) geodesic in a stationary space-time which is orthogonal to a timelike Killing vector field.
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@article{arxiv.0905.0345,
title = {Maslov index in semi-Riemannian submersions},
author = {Erasmo Caponio and Miguel Angel Javaloyes and Paolo Piccione},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0905.0345},
year = {2011}
}
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