Geometry of the Second-Order Tangent Bundles of Riemannian Manifolds

Let (M,g) be an n-dimensional Riemannian manifold and T2M be its secondorder tangent bundle equipped with a lift metric (g).In this paper,first,the authors construct some Riemannian almost product structures on (T2M,(g)) and present some results concerning these structures.Then,they investigate the curvature properties of (T2M,(g)).Finally,they study the properties of two metric connections with nonvanishing torsion on (T2 M,(g)):The H-lift of the Levi-Civita connection of g to T2 M,and the product conjugate connection defined by the Levi-Civita connection of (g) and an almost product structure.     

Liouville-Type Theorems and Applications to Geometry on Complete Riemannian Manifolds

On a complete Riemannian manifold M with Ricci curvature satisfying $$\mathrm{Ric}(\nabla r,\nabla r) \geq -Ar^2(\log r)^2(\log(\log r))^2\cdots (\log^{k}r)^2$$ for r?1, where A>0 is a constant, and r is the distance from an arbitrarily fixed point in M, we prove some Liouville-type theorems for a C ² function f:M→? satisfying Δf≥F(f) for a function F:?→?. As an application, we obtain a C ⁰ estimate of a spinor satisfying the Seiberg–Witten equations on such a manifold of dimension 4. We also give applications to the conformal transformation of the scalar curvature and isometric immersions of such a manifold.     

Contact Elements on Fibered Manifolds

For every product preserving bundle functor T ^μ on fibered manifolds, we describe the underlying functor of any order (r, s, q), s ≥ r ≤ q. We define the bundle K_k,l^r,s,q YK_{k,l}^{r,s,q} Y of (k, l)-dimensional contact elements of the order (r, s, q) on a fibered manifold Y and we characterize its elements geometrically. Then we study the bundle of general contact elements of type μ. We also determine all natural transformations of K_k,l^r,s,q YK_{k,l}^{r,s,q} Y into itself and of T( K_k,l^r,s,q Y )T\left( {K_{k,l}^{r,s,q} Y} \right) into itself and we find all natural operators lifting projectable vector fields and horizontal one-forms from Y to K_k,l^r,s,q YK_{k,l}^{r,s,q} Y .     

The Point Spectrum and Spectral Geometry for Riemannian Manifolds with Cusps

The bifurcation of a solution of the equation f(x, λ) = 0 at the point (x₀, λ₀) is investigated. In the case that B: = –f_x(x₀, λ₀) is a FREDHOLM operator by the method of LJAPUNOV/SCHMIDT the original equation is equivalent to a system consisting of a locally uniquely solvable equation and an equation in a finit dimensional subspace, the so-called bifurcation equation. For analytical/recursion formulas are deduced to determine the locally unique solution. In the case of FREDHOLM operators B with index zero practicable criteria are given for the applicability of a theorem of IZE being a generalization of a well known theorem of KRASNOSELSKIJ.     

Riemannian Geometry of Grassmann Manifolds with a View on Algorithmic Computation

We give simple formulas for the canonical metric, gradient, Lie derivative, Riemannian connection, parallel translation, geodesics and distance on the Grassmann manifold of p-planes in R ⁿ . In these formulas, p-planes are represented as the column space of n×p matrices. The Newton method on abstract Riemannian manifolds proposed by Smith is made explicit on the Grassmann manifold. Two applications – computing an invariant subspace of a matrix and the mean of subspaces – are worked out.     

某些黎曼流形中的全脐子流形

The main result obtaind in this paper is that :Let M be a totally umbilical submanifolds in Riemannian manifold N. If the Weyl conformal curvature tensor for N satisfies the following condition: ▽_xC=ω(X)C, for some 1-form ω and any vector field X in M, then M is con-formally flat or it is totally geodesic .     

Generalized Neuwirth Groups and Seifert Fibered Manifolds

The topological properties of the generalized Neuwirth groups, _n^k are discussed. For examp, we demonstrate that the group, _n^k is the fundamental group of the Seifert fibered space _n^k. Moreover, discuss some other invariants and algebraic properties of the above groups.This work was supported by Polish grant (BW-5100–5–0259–9) and the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant number 98–01–00699).2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: 20F34, 57M05, 57M60     

黎曼流形上某些微分方程的通解

Let (Mⁿ,g) be a Riemannian manifold of dimension n and let ▽ denote the Riemannian connection defined by g. In this paper we study the following systems of differential equations.     

The Fibered Isomorphism Conjecture for Complex Manifolds

In this paper we show that the Fibered Isomorphism Conjecture of Farrell and Jones, corresponding to the stable topological pseudoisotopy functor, is true for the fundamental groups of a class of complex manifolds. A consequence of this result is that the Whitehead group, reduced projective class groups and the negative K-groups of the fundamental groups of these manifolds vanish whenever the fundamental group is torsion free. We also prove the same results for a class of real manifolds including a large class of 3-manifolds which has a finite sheeted cover fibering over the circle.     

Riemannian Submersions and Riemannian Manifolds with Einstein--Weyl Structures

The main results of this paper are as follows. (a) Let : M N be a non-trivial Riemannian submersion with totally geodesic fibers of dimension 1 over an Einstein manifold N. If M is compact and admits a standard Einstein--Weyl structure with constant Einstein--Weyl function, then N admits a Kähler structure andM a Sasakian structure. (b) Let be a Riemannian submersion with totally geodesic fibers and N an Einstein manifold of positive scalar curvature . If M admits a standard Sasakian structure, then M admits an Einstein--Weyl structure with constant Einstein--Weyl function.     

Some Equivalent Norms in Sobolev-Besov Spaces on Symmetric Riemannian Manifolds

In this paper we introduce local means on Riemannian symmetricmanifolds of the noncompact type corresponding to the Laplace-Beltramioperator, and investigate equivalent norms in the Sobolev andBesov spaces defined via these means.     

关于黎曼流形上的一个扩散方程的一些梯度估计

我们给出关于黎曼流形上的扩散方程θtu=Δu-▽φ·▽u（这里φ是一个C^2函数）的一些梯度估计。这推广了R.Hamilton和Qi S.Zhang关于热方程的一些梯度估计。     

Some Applications of Critical Point Theory of Distance Functions on Riemannian Manifolds

In this paper, we use the theory of critical points of distance functions to study the rigidity and topology of Riemannian manifolds with sectional curvature bounded below. We prove that an n-dimensional complete connected Riemannian manifold M with sectional curvature K _M 1 is isometric to an n-dimensional Euclidean unit sphere if M has conjugate radius bigger than /2 and contains a geodesic loop of length 2. We also prove that if M is an n(3)-dimensional complete connected Riemannian manifold with K _M 1 and radius bigger than /2, then any closed connected totally geodesic submanifold of dimension not less than two of M is homeomorphic to a sphere.     

A Hodge-Type Theorem for Manifolds with Fibered Cusp Metrics

A manifold with fibered cusp metrics X can be considered as a geometrical generalization of locally symmetric spaces of \mathbbQ{\mathbb{Q}}-rank one at infinity. We prove a Hodge-type theorem for this class of Riemannian manifolds, i.e. we find harmonic representatives of the de Rham cohomology H ^p (X). Similar to the situation of locally symmetric spaces, these representatives are computed by special values or residues of generalized eigenforms of the Hodge–Laplace operator on Ω ^p (X).     

Trust-Region Methods on Riemannian Manifolds

A general scheme for trust-region methods on Riemannian manifolds is proposed and analyzed. Among the various approaches available to (approximately) solve the trust-region subproblems, particular attention is paid to the truncated conjugate-gradient technique. The method is illustrated on problems from numerical linear algebra.     

Riemannian Submersions from Quaternionic Manifolds

In this paper we define the concept of quaternionic submersion, we study its fundamental properties and give an example.      

Subgradient Algorithm on Riemannian Manifolds

The subgradient method is generalized to the context of Riemannian manifolds. The motivation can be seen in non-Euclidean metrics that occur in interior-point methods. In that frame, the natural curves for local steps are the geodesies relative to the specific Riemannian manifold. In this paper, the influence of the sectional curvature of the manifold on the convergence of the method is discussed, as well as the proof of convergence if the sectional curvature is nonnegative.