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CODAZZI TENSORS WITH TWO EIGENVALUE FUNCTIONS.

Authors :
MERTON, GABE
Source :
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society. Sep2013, Vol. 141 Issue 9, p3265-3273. 9p.
Publication Year :
2013

Abstract

This paper addresses a gap in the classification of Codazzi tensors with exactly two eigenfunctions on a Riemannian manifold of dimension three or higher. Derdzinski proved that if the trace of such a tensor is constant and the dimension of one of the eigenspaces is n - 1, then the metric is a warped product where the base is an open interval, a conclusion we will show to be true under a milder trace condition. Furthermore, we construct examples of Codazzi tensors having two eigenvalue functions, one of which has eigenspace dimension n-1, where the metric is not a warped product with interval base, refuting a claim by A. L. Besse that the warped product conclusion holds without any restriction on the trace. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
00029939
Volume :
141
Issue :
9
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
88426230
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1090/S0002-9939-2013-11616-3