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Conformally homogeneous Lorentzian spaces

Differential Geometry 2025-09-08 v4

Abstract

We prove that if a 1-connected non-conformally flat conformal Lorentzian manifold (M,c)(M,c) admits a connected essential transitive group of conformal transformations, then there exists a metric gcg\in c such that (M,g)(M,g) is a complete homogeneous plane wave. This finishes the classification of 1-connected Lorentzian manifolds, which admit transitive essential conformal group. We also prove that the group of conformal transformations of a non-conformally flat 1-connected homogeneous plane wave (M,g)(M,g) consists of homotheties, and it is a 1-dimensional extension of the group of isometries.

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@article{arxiv.2407.03095,
  title  = {Conformally homogeneous Lorentzian spaces},
  author = {Dmitri V. Alekseevsky and Anton S. Galaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2407.03095},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

16 pages; the final version accepted for publication in Communications in Contemporary Mathematics

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