Killing tensor fields of third rank on a two-dimensional Riemannian torus
Abstract
A rank 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 homogeneous polynomial in velocities. There exist global isothermal coordinates on a two-dimensional Riemannian torus such that the metric is of the form in the coordinates. The torus admits a third rank Killing tensor field if and only if the function satisfies the equation with some complex constants and . The latter equation is equivalent to some system of quadratic equations relating Fourier coefficients of the function . If the functions and satisfy the equation for a real constant , 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}
}