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Metrizability and Dynamics of Weil Bundles

Differential Geometry 2025-03-06 v3

Abstract

This paper bridges synthetic and classical differential geometry by investigating the metrizability and dynamics of Weil bundles. For a smooth, compact manifold MM and a Weil algebra A\mathbf{A}, we prove that the manifold MAM^\mathbf{A} of A\mathbf{A}-points admits a canonical, complete, weighted metric dw\mathfrak{d}_w that encodes both base-manifold geometry and infinitesimal deformations. Key results include: (1) Metrization: dw\mathfrak{d}_w induces a complete metric topology on MAM^\mathbf{A}. (2) Path Lifting: Curves lift from MM to MAM^\mathbf{A} while preserving topological invariants. (3) Dynamics: Fixed-point theorems for diffeomorphisms on MAM^\mathbf{A} connected to stability analysis. (4) Topological Equivalence: H(MA)H(M)H^*(M^\mathbf{A}) \cong H^*(M) and π(MA)π(M)\pi_\ast(M^\mathbf{A}) \cong \pi_\ast(M).

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@article{arxiv.2501.17945,
  title  = {Metrizability and Dynamics of Weil Bundles},
  author = {Stéphane Tchuiaga and Moussa Koivogui and Fidèle Balibuno},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2501.17945},
  year   = {2025}
}