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We consider Lie groups equipped with a left-invariant cyclic Lorentzian metric. As in the Riemannian case, in terms of homogeneous structures, such metrics can be considered as different as possible from bi-invariant metrics. We show that…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2015-04-30 M. Castrillon Lopez , G. Calvaruso

A Riemann-Poisson Lie group is a Lie group endowed with a left invariant Riemannian metric and a left invariant Poisson tensor which are compatible in the sense introduced in C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris s\'er. {\bf I 333} (2001) 763-768. We study…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2019-08-15 Brahim Alioune , Mohamed Boucetta , Ahmed Sid'Ahmed Lessiad

This is a survey on left invariant semi-Riemannian metrics on compact Lie groups.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-05-19 Abdelghani Zeghib

In this paper, we present the classification of all possible signatures of the Ricci curvature of left-invariant Riemannian metrics on 4-dimensional Lie groups and discuss some related questions.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2013-12-03 A. G. Kremlyov , Yu. G. Nikonorov

We study semi-Riemannian submanifolds of arbitrary codimension in a Lie group $G$ equipped with a bi-invariant metric. In particular, we show that, if the normal bundle of $M \subset G$ is closed under the Lie bracket, then any normal…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2023-09-26 Margarida Camarinha , Matteo Raffaelli

We define a class of Riemannian and pseudo-Riemannian 2-step nilpotent Lie groups with nondegenerate centers that generalize the H-type groups of Kaplan. Examples are given and geometric properties are investigated.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-08-05 Justin M. Ryan

Let $G$ be a connected, simply connected three-dimensional Lie group (unimodular or non-unimodular) equipped with a left-invariant (Riemannian or Lorentzian) metric $g$. By definition, the isometry group $\mathrm{Isom}(G, g)$ contains $G$…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-09-03 Salah Chaib , Ana Cristina Ferreira , Abdelghani Zeghib

We study left-invariant foliations ${\mathcal F}$ on semi-Riemannian Lie groups $G$ generated by a subgroup $K$. We are interested in such foliations which are conformal and with minimal leaves of codimension two. We classify such…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2020-12-17 Elsa Ghandour , Sigmundur Gudmundsson , Victor Ottosson

In this paper we discuss how to associate a suitable non-transitive version of a Cartan connection to sub-Riemannian manifolds of corank 1 (including contact and quasi-contact sub-Riemannian manifolds) with non-necessarily constant…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-01 Ivan Beschastnyi , Francesco Cattafi , João Nuno Mestre

In this paper we use the $Z-$decomposition as a tool to find locally symmetric left invariant Riemannian metrics on some Lie groups. For this purpose, we need to compute the spectrum of the curvature operator. Since the study of this…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2016-07-05 Nimpa Pefoukeu Romain , Djiadeu Ngaha Michel , Wouafo Kamga Jean

In the context of information geometry, the concept known as left-invariant statistical structure on Lie groups is defined by Furuhata--Inoguchi--Kobayashi (Inf Geom 4(1):177--188, 2021). In this paper, we introduce the notion of the moduli…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2026-04-21 Hikozo Kobayashi , Yu Ohno , Takayuki Okuda , Hiroshi Tamaru

In this study, we investigate two distinct classes of normal geodesic flows associated with the left-invariant sub-Riemannian metric on the (2n + 1)-dimensional Heisenberg group. The first class arises from the left-invariant distribution,…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2025-06-19 Milan Pavlovic , Tijana Sukilovic

We use the notion of the principal three-dimensional subgroup of a simple Lie group to identify certain special subspaces of the Lie algebra and address the question of whether these are calibrated for invariant forms on the group.

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-01-19 Nigel Hitchin

The unit sphere $\mathbb S^3$ can be identified with the unitary group SU(2). Under this identification the unit sphere can be considered as a non-commutative Lie group. The commutation relations for the vector fields of the corresponding…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2008-06-03 Der-Chen Chang , Irina Markina , Alexander Vasil'ev

A Lie group $G$ endowed with a left invariant Riemannian metric $g$ is called Riemannian Lie group. Harmonic and biharmonic maps between Riemannian manifolds is an important area of investigation. In this paper, we study different aspects…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-12-17 Mohamed Boucetta , Seddik Ouakkas

A Riemann-Lie algebra is a Lie algebra $\cal G$ such that its dual ${\cal G}^*$ carries a Riemannian metric compatible (in the sense introduced by th author in C. R. Acad. Paris, t. 333, S\'erie I, (2001) 763-768) with the canonical linear…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2007-05-23 Mohamed Boucetta

For each connected and simply connected three-dimensional non-unimodular Lie group, we classify the left invariant Lorentzian metrics up to automorphism, and study the extent to which curvature can be altered by a change of metric. Thereby…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2022-09-07 Ku Yong Ha , Jong Bum Lee

We give a complete classification of left invariant para-K\"ahler structures on four-dimensional simply connected Lie groups up to an automorphism. As an application we discuss some curvatures properties of the canonical connection…

Symplectic Geometry · Mathematics 2021-04-20 Wadia Mansouri , Ahmad Oufkou

Lie groups considered as three-dimensional almost paracontact almost paracomplex Riemannian manifolds are investigated. In each basic class of the classification used for the manifolds under consideration, a correspondence is established…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2021-06-22 Mancho Manev , Veselina Tavkova

This work deals with the structure of the isometry group of pseudo-Riemannian 2-step nilmanifolds. We study the action by isometries of several groups and we construct examples showing substantial differences with the Riemannain situation;…

Differential Geometry · Mathematics 2014-09-25 Viviana del Barco , Gabriela P. Ovando