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Killing tensor fields of third rank on a two-dimensional Riemannian torus

Differential Geometry 2020-11-20 v1

Abstract

A rank mm symmetric tensor field on a Riemannian manifold is called a Killing field if the symmetric part of its covariant derivative is equal to zero. Such a field determines the first integral of the geodesic flow which is a degree mm homogeneous polynomial in velocities. There exist global isothermal coordinates on a two-dimensional Riemannian torus such that the metric is of the form ds2=λ(z)dz2ds^2=\lambda(z)|dz|^2 in the coordinates. The torus admits a third rank Killing tensor field if and only if the function λ\lambda satisfies the equation (z(λ(cΔ1λzz+a)))=0\Re\big(\frac{\partial}{\partial z}\big(\lambda(c\Delta^{-1}\lambda_{zz}+a)\big)\big)=0 with some complex constants aa and c0c\neq0. The latter equation is equivalent to some system of quadratic equations relating Fourier coefficients of the function λ\lambda. If the functions λ\lambda and λ+λ0\lambda+\lambda_0 satisfy the equation for a real constant λ00\lambda_0\neq0, then there exists a non-zero Killing vector field on the torus.

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@article{arxiv.2011.09603,
  title  = {Killing tensor fields of third rank on a two-dimensional Riemannian torus},
  author = {Vladimir A. Sharafutdinov},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2011.09603},
  year   = {2020}
}
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