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Pseudo-Riemannian Symmetries on Heisenberg group $\mathbb{H}_{3}$

Differential Geometry 2012-01-04 v1

Abstract

The notion of Γ\Gamma-symmetric space is a natural generalization of the classical notion of symmetric space based on \z2\z_2-grading of Lie algebras. In our case, we consider homogeneous spaces G/HG/H such that the Lie algebra \g\g of GG admits a Γ\Gamma-grading where Γ\Gamma is a finite abelian group. In this work we study Riemannian metrics and Lorentzian metrics on the Heisenberg group H3\mathbb{H}_3 adapted to the symmetries of a Γ\Gamma-symmetric structure on H3\mathbb{H}_3. We prove that the classification of \z22\z_2^2-symmetric Riemannian and Lorentzian metrics on H3\mathbb{H}_3 corresponds to the classification of left invariant Riemannian and Lorentzian metrics, up to isometries. This gives examples of non-symmetric Lorentzian homogeneous spaces.

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@article{arxiv.1201.0447,
  title  = {Pseudo-Riemannian Symmetries on Heisenberg group $\mathbb{H}_{3}$},
  author = {Michel Goze and Paola Piu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1201.0447},
  year   = {2012}
}

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