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Proof of projective Obata conjecture for two-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian metrics

Differential Geometry 2010-10-25 v2 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

I prove the two-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian version of the projective Obata conjecture stating that on a closed manifold different from the round sphere every projective (i.e., geodesic-preserving) vector field is Killing.

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@article{arxiv.1002.0133,
  title  = {Proof of projective Obata conjecture for two-dimensional pseudo-Riemannian metrics},
  author = {Vladimir S. Matveev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1002.0133},
  year   = {2010}
}

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This paper has been withdrawn by the author. this paper, together with the paper arXiv:0911.3521, is now a part of the paper arXiv:1002.3934