Riemann extensions and affine differential geometry

In order to define an affine immersion of manifolds in affine differential geometry, it is necessary to choose a set of normal planes to the immersed manifold. The theory is then developed after this choice has been made. However, it was shown by A.G.Walker WA1] that a torsion-free affine connexion on a manifold determines canonically a pseudo-Riemannian metric on the cotangent bundle, called the Riemann-extension of the affine connexion. By making use of this pseudo-Riemannian metric it is possible to define an affine immersion without making a suitable choice of normal planes.