The study explores different definitions of geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry.
problem Understanding geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry and their equivalence.
method Review of three variational definitions of geodesics and three definitions of straightest curves.
result Shortest geodesics coincide with straightest geodesics in some sub-Riemannian manifolds.
In the present paper we show that the geodesic flows of a sub-Riemannian metric and that of a Riemannian extension commute if and only if the extended metric is parallel with respect to a certain connection. This helps us to describe the geodesic flow of sub-Riemannian metrics on totally geodesic Riemannian submersions…
Study on homogeneous geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry.
problem Characterizing and understanding homogeneous geodesics in sub-Riemannian manifolds.
method Criterion for geodesics to be homogeneous, proof of geodesic orbit spaces, examples of geodesic orbit sub-Riemannian manifolds.
result Existence of at least one homogeneous geodesic under broad conditions.
Study geodesics on orbifolds and manifolds with group actions.
problem Existence of closed geodesics on orbifolds and manifolds.
method Analyzes geodesics on compact and noncompact manifolds with specific group actions.
result Showed existence of nontrivial closed geodesics on certain manifolds.
Conformal geodesics can't spiral in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Existence of spiral conformal geodesics on Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzing properties of conformal geodesics on Riemannian manifolds.
result No conformal geodesic can become trapped in every neighborhood of a point.
This paper classifies Legendre singularities of sub-Riemannian geodesics on surfaces.
problem Classifying singularities of sub-Riemannian geodesics.
method Complete local classification using Legendre fibrations.
result Legendre singularities are completely classified for sub-Riemannian geodesics.
Study geodesic complexity in homogeneous Riemannian manifolds.
problem Geodesic motion planning and complexity in homogeneous Riemannian manifolds.
method Riemannian geometry, stratifications of cut loci, and properties of homogeneous manifolds.
result Established new bounds on geodesic complexity and computed its value for homogeneous Riemannian manifolds.
Study geodesics in sub-Riemannian manifolds, resolving open questions.
problem Understanding geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry, especially those that lose regularity.
method Constructing examples and using a lifting procedure.
result Existence of non-smooth and branching minimizing geodesics in real-analytic sub-Riemannian manifolds and Carnot groups.
Study on geodesics of Finsler metrics derived from Riemannian metrics.
problem Investigating geodesics in Finsler metrics derived from Riemannian metrics.
method Proved geodesic lemma for a family of Riemannian geodesic orbit metrics, analyzed geodesic graphs.
result Derived Finsler metrics have geodesic orbit property and belong to a new class of metrics.
The paper defines new types of geodesic functions on Riemannian manifolds and explores their properties.
problem Exploring new types of functions on Riemannian manifolds.
method Introducing geodesic (α,E)-invex set and developing geodesic (α,E)-preinvex and invex functions. result Established a relation between geodesic (α,E)-preinvex and geodesic (α,E)-invex functions. Let (M1,g1) and (M2,g2) be two C∞--differentiable connected, complete Riemannian manifolds, k:M1→R a C∞--differentiable function, having 0<k0<k(x)≤K0, for any x∈M1 and g:=g1−kg2 the semi Riemannian metric on the product manifold M:=M1×M2. We associate to …
Constructs a function to count closed geodesics on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Counting closed geodesics on Riemannian manifolds.
method Defines a locally constant geodesic count function and investigates the weight of compact open subsets of closed geodesics.
result Constructs a function to count closed geodesics on Riemannian manifolds.
The present paper is devoted to the problem of (local) geodesic equivalence of Riemannian metrics and sub-Riemannian metrics on generic corank 1 distributions. Using Pontryagin Maximum Principle, we treat Riemannian and sub-Riemannian cases in an unified way and obtain some algebraic necessary conditions for the geodes…
Geodesic graphs for special Finsler metrics on spheres are studied.
problem Characterizing geodesic orbit Finsler metrics on spheres.
method Explicit constructions and group extensions.
result Not all projective spaces admit invariant Finsler metrics.
The paper studies geodesic mappings in special Riemannian manifolds.
problem Investigating geodesic mappings in specific Riemannian manifolds.
method Proof of geodesic mappings properties and new results on geodesic mappings of various Riemannian manifolds.
result New results on geodesic mappings of quasi Einstein, Ricci recurrent, and Ricci symmetric manifolds.
The paper is devoted to the study of geodesic orbit Riemannian spaces that could be characterize by the property that any geodesic is an orbit of a 1-parameter group of isometries. In particular, we discuss some important totally geodesic submanifolds that inherit the property to be geodesic orbit. For a given geodesic…
We give a natural definition of geodesics on a Riemannian supermanifold and extend the usual geodesic flow defined on the cotangent bundle of the body of the supermanifold, associated to the induced Riemannian structure on the body, to a geodesic "superflow" on the cotangent bundle of the supermanifold. Integral curves…
A 2D Riemannian space has only 2 injective geodesics.
problem Characterizing geodesics in Riemannian planes.
method Perturbation of a surface of revolution with contracting ends.
result Found a complete Riemannian plane with exactly two injective geodesics.
Study geodesic orbit property on pseudo-Riemannian H-type nilmanifolds.
problem Characterize geodesic orbit property for pseudo-Riemannian H-type Lie groups.
method Extend results from Riemannian to pseudo-Riemannian H-type Lie groups, focusing on minimal admissible Clifford modules.
result Complete characterization of geodesic orbit property for pseudo-Riemannian H-type Lie groups.
Considering Riemannian submersions, we find necessary and sufficient conditions for when sub-Riemannian normal geodesics project to curves of constant first geodesic curvature or constant first and vanishing second geodesic curvatures. We describe a canonical extension of the sub-Riemannian metric and study geometric p…
Study sub-Riemannian geodesics on a Heisenberg 3D nil-manifold.
problem Characterize geodesics on a specific nil-manifold.
method Analyze the projection of sub-Riemannian structure, describe geodesic flow dynamics, and estimate sub-Riemannian geodesics.
result Sharp bounds and estimates for sub-Riemannian geodesics.
Study geodesic flows on cones over Riemannian manifolds, showing superintegrability.
problem Behavior of geodesics on cones over arbitrary Riemannian manifolds.
method Show existence of first integrals uniquely determining geodesics.
result Geodesic flow on cones is superintegrable and Liouville--Arnold integrable for non-radial trajectories.
The study reveals conditions for infinite closed geodesics on specific surfaces.
problem Conditions for infinite closed geodesics on complete surfaces.
method Analyzes geometric and homological properties of closed geodesics on cylinders and planes.
result Proves that complete cylinders with isolated geodesics have zero, one, or infinitely many homologically visible geodesics.
Round spheres are uniquely characterized by half-geodesics.
problem Characterizing round spheres in Riemannian geometry.
method Establishing that Riemannian spheres with specific geodesic properties are round.
result Riemannian spheres with all geodesics closed and many half-geodesics are round.
The paper studies geodesics in Carnot groups and their properties.
problem Understanding geodesics in sub-Riemannian and sub-Finsler manifolds.
method Analyzing infinitesimal and asymptotic properties of geodesics in Carnot groups.
result Blowups of geodesics in Carnot groups are still geodesics in lower rank groups.
Study on CR-lightlike submanifolds in golden semi-Riemannian manifolds.
problem Exploring properties of CR-lightlike submanifolds in golden semi-Riemannian manifolds.
method Definition and investigation of properties of geodesic CR-submanifolds.
result Obtained results for totally geodesic and totally umbilical CR-submanifolds.
Researchers extend geodesic orbit properties to pseudo-Riemannian nilmanifolds of specific signature.
problem Extending geodesic orbit properties to pseudo-Riemannian manifolds of signature (n-2,2).
method Analyzing trans-Lorentz nilmanifolds with reductive decomposition and nilpotent subgroup.
result Characterization of nilpotent subgroups and structure of nilmanifolds.
This note proves that any locally extremal non-self-conjugate geodesic loop in a Riemannian manifold is a closed geodesic. As a consequence, any complete and non-contractible Riemannian manifold with diverging injectivity radii along diverging sequences and without points conjugate to themselves, possesses a minimizing…
The paper proves the existence of capillary geodesics on Riemannian 2-disks.
problem Existence of capillary geodesics on Riemannian 2-disks with specific conditions.
method Analytical proof and examples.
result Existence of capillary geodesics with contact angle θ ∈ (0, π/2).
The abstract discusses how sub-Riemannian manifolds can have branching geodesics.
problem The existence of branching geodesics in sub-Riemannian geometry.
method Analyzing the rank discontinuity of normal geodesics and constructing specific examples.
result Sub-Riemannian manifolds can contain branching normal minimizing geodesics.
In this paper we study geodesics of left-invariant sub-Riemannian metrics on SO(3) and almost-Riemannian metrics on S2. These structures are connected with each other, and it is possible to use information about one of them to obtain results about another one. We give an explicit parameterization of sub-Riemannian g…
Study on geodesics in a specific sub-Riemannian structure with two types of behavior.
problem Symmetries and geodesics in a sub-Riemannian structure with growth vector (4,7).
method Symmetry reduction to analyze geodesics.
result Existence of two distinct types of geodesics: those that avoid the fixed point set and those that are contained within it.
We classify pseudo-Riemannian submersions with connected totally geodesic fibres from a real pseudo-hyperbolic space onto a pseudo-Riemannian manifold. Also, we obtain the classification of the pseudo-Riemannian submersions with (para-)complex connected totally geodesic fibres from a (para-)complex pseudo-hyperbolic sp…
Upper bound on geodesic ball volume in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Bounding geodesic ball volume in Riemannian manifolds.
method Techniques to provide an upper bound on geodesic ball volume.
result Upper bound on geodesic ball volume in Euclidean space.
New results on geodesic flows using curve shortening flow.
problem Stability and existence of geodesics in Riemannian surfaces.
method Curve shortening flow approach.
result Existence of infinitely many geodesics intersecting a given one in every primitive class.
The paper connects geodesic flows, hyperbolic geodesics, and stable ergodicity.
problem Understanding conditions for geodesic flows to be Anosov and ergodic.
method Analyzing Finsler and Riemannian metrics on surfaces, using recent results.
result Geodesic flows on surfaces are C2 stably ergodic if and only if they are Anosov. Finite totally geodesic hypersurfaces in curved manifolds proven.
problem Characterizing totally geodesic hypersurfaces in curved manifolds.
method Analytic Riemannian manifold analysis with negative sectional curvature.
result Closed manifolds with negative curvature have only finitely many totally geodesic hypersurfaces.
Geodesically convex functions are continuous on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Continuity of geodesically convex functions on Riemannian manifolds.
method Proof of continuity using geodesic convexity and addressing a gap in existing proof.
result All geodesically convex functions are continuous in the interior of their domain on Riemannian manifolds.
Proves robust transitivity for geodesic flows from metrics with conjugate points.
problem Transitivity of geodesic flows from metrics with conjugate points.
method General criterion for robust transitivity of partially hyperbolic geodesic flows.
result First example of a C2 open set of Riemannian metrics with conjugate points and transitive geodesic flow. Geodesic orbit property studied for Lorentz manifolds.
problem Geodesic orbit property for Lorentz manifolds.
method Defined naturally reductive for pseudo-Riemannian manifolds and proved theorems for Lorentz nilmanifolds.
result Geodesic orbit property holds for Lorentz nilmanifolds under specific conditions.
Improved bounds on geodesic lengths in Riemannian surfaces.
problem Finding precise lengths of geodesics in Riemannian surfaces.
method Proved curvature-free linear length bounds on geodesics.
result Length of kextth-shortest geodesic is at most 8kd. Study periodic geodesics on contact 3D manifolds, proving existence and precise properties.
problem Existence and properties of periodic geodesics in contact sub-Riemannian metrics.
method Develops two independent subjects: existence of spiraling geodesics and precise study of geodesics on quotient of SL2(R).
result Proves existence and precise properties of periodic geodesics.
The study finds infinitely many distinct prime geodesics on Riemannian manifolds.
problem Existence of infinitely many geometrically distinct, non-constant prime closed geodesics.
method Handle decomposition of free loop space and cellular homology.
result Energy functional has infinitely many non-degenerate critical points.
Two pseudo-Riemannian metrics g and gˉ are geodesically equivalent, if they share the same (unparameterized) geodesics. We give a complete local description of such metrics which solves the natural generalisation of Beltrami problem for pseudo-Riemannian metrics.
The paper is devoted to the study of geodesic orbit Riemannian spaces that could be characterize by the property that any geodesic is an orbit of a 1-parameter group of isometries. The main result is the classification of compact simply connected geodesic orbit Riemannian spaces G/H with two irreducible submodules in…
Study of geodesics on Riemannian stacks, measuring distances on orbit spaces.
problem Extending Riemannian geometry to singular spaces.
method Introduce stacky metrics and study stacky curves and geodesics on Riemannian stacks.
result Establish a stacky version of Hopf-Rinow Theorem.
Study variations of Riemannian submersions to maintain geodesic fibers and positive curvatures.
problem Maintain geodesic fibers and positive sectional curvatures in Riemannian submersions.
method Vary Riemannian metrics while keeping fibers totally geodesic and horizontal distribution fixed.
result Conditions for making sectional curvatures positive and existence of fat submersions.
The paper proves properties of curves in Riemannian manifolds.
problem Characterizing curves in Riemannian manifolds.
method Analyzing locally minimizing and weak geodesics.
result Locally minimizing curves are weak geodesics under certain conditions.