Conformal Vector Fields Research Articles

Classification of Vector Fields and Soliton Structures on a Tangent Bundle with a Ricci Quarter-Symmetric Metric Connection

Consider $TM$ as the tangent bundle of a (pseudo-)Riemannian manifold $M$, equipped with a Ricci quarter-symmetric metric connection $\overline{\nabla }$. This research article aims to accomplish two primary objectives. Firstly, the paper undertakes the classification of specific types of vector fields, including incompressible vector fields, harmonic vector fields, concurrent vector fields, conformal vector fields, projective vector fields, and $% \widetilde{\varphi }(Ric)$ vector fields, within the framework of $\overline{% \nabla }$ on $T\dot{M}$. Secondly, the paper establishes the necessary and sufficient conditions for the tangent bundle $TM$ to become as a Riemannian soliton and a generalized Ricci-Yamabe soliton with regard to the connection $\overline{\nabla }$.

Doubly warped product manifolds with the structure of hyperbolic Ricci solitons

In this paper we study hyperbolic Ricci solitons on doubly warped product manifolds. The necessary conditions are obtained for a hyperbolic Ricci soliton with the structure of a doubly warped product to be an Einstein manifold when we consider the potential field as a Killing or a conformal vector field. Also, we examined the behavior of hyperbolic Ricci solitons on doubly warped product space-times.

Modified F(R,T2)-Gravity Coupled with Perfect Fluid Admitting Hyperbolic Ricci Soliton Type Symmetry

In the present research note, we discuss the energy–momentum squared gravity model F(R,T2) coupled with perfect fluid. We obtain the equation of state for the perfect fluid in the F(R,T2)-gravity model. Furthermore, we deal with the energy–momentum squared gravity model F(R,T2) coupled with perfect fluid, which admits the hyperbolic Ricci solitons with a conformal vector field. We provide a clue in this series to determine the density and pressure in the radiation and phantom barrier periods, respectively. Also, we investigate the rate of change in hyperbolic Ricci solitons within the same vector field. In addition, we determine the different energy conditions, black holes and singularity conditions for perfect fluid attached to F(R,T2)-gravity in terms of hyperbolic Ricci solitons. Lastly, we deduce the Schrödinger equation for the potential Un with hyperbolic Ricci solitons in the F(R,T2)-gravity model coupled with perfect fluid and a phantom barrier.

Characterizations of Spheres and Euclidean Spaces by Conformal Vector Fields

Characterizations of Spheres and Euclidean Spaces by Conformal Vector Fields

Normalization of Singular Contact Forms and Primitive 1-forms

AbstractA differential 1-form $$\alpha $$ α on a manifold of odd dimension $$2n+1$$ 2 n + 1 , which satisfies the contact condition $$\alpha \wedge (d\alpha )^n \ne 0$$ α ∧ ( d α ) n ≠ 0 almost everywhere, but which vanishes at a point O, i.e., $$\alpha (O) = 0$$ α ( O ) = 0 , is called a singular contact form at O. The aim of this paper is to study local normal forms (formal, analytic and smooth) of such singular contact forms. Our study leads naturally to the study of normal forms of singular primitive 1-forms of a symplectic form $$\omega $$ ω in dimension 2n, i.e., differential 1-forms $$\gamma $$ γ which vanish at a point and such that $$d\gamma = \omega $$ d γ = ω , and their corresponding conformal vector fields. Our results are an extension and improvement of previous results obtained by other authors, in particular Lychagin (1975), Webster (Amer. J. Math. 109, 807–832 (1987)) and Zhitomirskii (1986, 1992). Besides the classical normalization techniques, such as the step-by step normalization methods based on the cohomological equations and the Moser path method, we also use the toric approach to the normalization problem for dynamical systems (Jiang et al. 2019; Zung, Ann. Math. 161, 141–156 2005; Zung 2016; Zung, Arch. Rational Mech. Anal. 229, 789–833 (2018)).

Projective Vector Fields on Semi-Riemannian Manifolds

This paper explores the properties of projective vector fields on semi-Riemannian manifolds. The main result establishes that if a projective vector field P on such a manifold is also a conformal vector field with potential function ψ and the vector field ζ dual to dψ does not change its causal character, then P is homothetic, or ζ is a light-like vector field. Additionally, it is shown that a complete Riemannian manifold admits a projective vector field that is also conformal and non-Killing if and only if it is locally Euclidean. The paper also presents other results related to the characterization of Killing and parallel vector fields using the Ricci curvature and the Hessian of the function given by the inner product of the vector field.

Hidden symmetries of power-law inflation

Abstract A scalar field with an exponential potential has been proposed as a model of inflation (called power-law inflation). Although it admits an exact solution, the integrability of the system has not been shown. We uncover the hidden symmetries behind the system by utilizing the Eisenhart lift of field theories. We find that a conformal Killing vector field in the field space exists only for a particular combination of exponential functions that includes a single exponential potential. This implies the existence of additional conserved quantity and explains the integrability of the system.

Hodge Decomposition of Conformal Vector Fields on a Riemannian Manifold and Its Applications

For a compact Riemannian m-manifold (Mm,g),m>1, endowed with a nontrivial conformal vector field ζ with a conformal factor σ, there is an associated skew-symmetric tensor φ called the associated tensor, and also, ζ admits the Hodge decomposition ζ=ζ¯+∇ρ, where ζ¯ satisfies divζ¯=0, which is called the Hodge vector, and ρ is the Hodge potential of ζ. The main purpose of this article is to initiate a study on the impact of the Hodge vector and its potential on Mm. The first result of this article states that a compact Riemannian m-manifold Mm is an m-sphere Sm(c) if and only if (1) for a nonzero constant c, the function −σ/c is a solution of the Poisson equation Δρ=mσ, and (2) the Ricci curvature satisfies Ricζ¯,ζ¯≥φ2. The second result states that if Mm has constant scalar curvature τ=m(m−1)c>0, then it is an Sm(c) if and only if the Ricci curvature satisfies Ricζ¯,ζ¯≥φ2 and the Hodge potential ρ satisfies a certain static perfect fluid equation. The third result provides another new characterization of Sm(c) using the affinity tensor of the Hodge vector ζ¯ of a conformal vector field ζ on a compact Riemannian manifold Mm with positive Ricci curvature. The last result states that a complete, connected Riemannian manifold Mm, m>2, is a Euclidean m-space if and only if it admits a nontrivial conformal vector field ζ whose affinity tensor vanishes identically and ζ annihilates its associated tensor φ.

The isoperimetric problem in the Riemannian manifold admitting a non-trivial conformal vector field

The isoperimetric problem in the Riemannian manifold admitting a non-trivial conformal vector field

Liouville type theorems for generalized P-harmonic maps

Some theorems of Liouville type are given for such P-harmonic maps when target manifold have conformal vector field or convex function or have non-positive sectional curvature.

Conformal trajectories in three-dimensional space forms

We introduce the notion of conformal trajectories in three-dimensional Riemannian manifolds [Formula: see text]. Given a conformal vector field [Formula: see text], a conformal trajectory of [Formula: see text] is a regular curve [Formula: see text] in [Formula: see text] satisfying [Formula: see text], for some fixed nonzero constant [Formula: see text]. In this paper, we study the conformal trajectories in the space forms [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text]. For (non-Killing) conformal vector fields in [Formula: see text] (respectively, in [Formula: see text]), we prove that conformal trajectories have constant curvature and its torsion is a linear combination of trigonometric (respectively, hyperbolic) functions on the arc-length parameter. In the case of Euclidean space [Formula: see text], we obtain the same result for the radial vector field and characterizing all conformal trajectories.

Celestial sector in CFT: Conformally soft symmetries

We show that time intervals of width \Delta \tauΔτ in 3-dimensional conformal field theories (CFT_33) on the Lorentzian cylinder admit an infinite dimensional symmetry enhancement in the limit \Delta \tau → 0Δτ→0. The associated vector fields are approximate solutions to the conformal Killing equations in the strip labelled by a function and a conformal Killing vector on the sphere. An Inonu-Wigner contraction yields a set of symmetry generators obeying the extended BMS_44 algebra. We analyze the shadow stress tensor Ward identities in CFT_dd on the Lorentzian cylinder with all operator insertions in infinitesimal time intervals separated by \piπ. We demonstrate that both the leading and subleading conformally soft graviton theorems in (d-1)(d−1)-dimensional celestial CFT (CCFT_{d-1}d−1) can be recovered from the transverse traceless components of these Ward identities in the limit \Delta \tau → 0Δτ→0. A similar construction allows for the leading conformally soft gluon theorem in CCFT_{d-1}d−1 to be recovered from shadow current Ward identities in CFT_dd.

Statistical conformal Killing vector fields for FLRW space-time

The classification of conformal Killing vector fields for FLRW space-time from Riemannian point of view was done by Maartens-Maharaj in []. In this paper, we introduce conformal Killing vector fields from a new point of view for the FLRW space-time. In particular, we consider three cases for the conformal factor. Then, it is shown that there exist nine conformal vector fields on FLRW in total, such that six of them are Killing and the rest being non-Killing conformal vector fields. Consequently, by recalling the concept of statistical conformal Killing vector fields introduced in [], we classify statistical structures whith repsect to which these vector fields are conformal Killing. We also obtain the form of affine connections that feature a vanishing Lie derivative with respect to these conformal Killing vector fields. Imposing the torsion-free and the Codazzi conditions on these connections, we study statistical structures on FLRW. Finally, for torsionful connections we study the vanishing of the Lie derivative of the torsion tensor with respect to these conformal Killing vector fields and derive the conditions under which this is valid.

Ricci Solitons on Spacelike Hypersurfaces of Generalized Robertson–Walker Spacetimes

Ricci Solitons on Spacelike Hypersurfaces of Generalized Robertson–Walker Spacetimes

Analyzing Curvature Properties and Geometric Solitons of the Twisted Sasaki Metric on the Tangent Bundle over a Statistical Manifold

Let (M,∇,g) be a statistical manifold and TM be its tangent bundle endowed with a twisted Sasaki metric G. This paper serves two primary objectives. The first objective is to investigate the curvature properties of the tangent bundle TM. The second objective is to explore conformal vector fields and Ricci, Yamabe, and gradient Ricci–Yamabe solitons on the tangent bundle TM according to the twisted Sasaki metric G.

Ricci Solitons on Riemannian Hypersurfaces Arising from Closed Conformal Vector Fields in Riemannian and Lorentzian Manifolds

This paper investigates Ricci solitons on Riemannian hypersurfaces in both Riemannian and Lorentzian manifolds. We provide conditions under which a Riemannian hypersurface, exhibiting specific properties related to a closed conformal vector field of the ambiant manifold, forms a Ricci soliton structure. The characterization involves a delicate balance between geometric quantities and the behavior of the conformal vector field, particularly its tangential component. We extend the analysis to ambient manifolds with constant sectional curvature and establish that, under a simple condition, the hypersurface becomes totally umbilical, implying constant mean curvature and sectional curvature. For compact hypersurfaces, we further characterize the nature of the Ricci soliton.

Characterization of a special type of Ricci–Bourguignon soliton on sequential warped product manifold

In this paper, we aim to characterize the sequential warped product [Formula: see text]-almost gradient conformal Ricci–Bourguignon soliton. We derive applications of some vector fields like conformal vector field, torse-forming vector field, torqued vector field on [Formula: see text]-almost conformal Ricci–Bourguignon soliton. The inheritance properties of the Einstein-like sequential warped product [Formula: see text]-almost gradient conformal Ricci–Bourguignon solitons of class types [Formula: see text] are investigated in this paper. Later we show that if [Formula: see text] is a sequential warped product of a complete connected [Formula: see text]-dimensional Riemannian manifold [Formula: see text] and one-dimensional Riemannian manifolds [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] admitting [Formula: see text]-almost conformal Ricci–Bourguignon soliton, then [Formula: see text] becomes a [Formula: see text]-dimensional sphere of radius [Formula: see text]. We have discovered that for a [Formula: see text]-almost gradient conformal Ricci–Bourguignon soliton sequential warped product, the warping functions are constants under certain conditions.

Conformal vector fields on Lie groups: The trans-Lorentzian signature

A pseudo-Riemannian Lie group is a connected Lie group endowed with a left-invariant pseudo-Riemannian metric of signature (p,q). In this paper, we study pseudo-Riemannian Lie groups (G,〈⋅,⋅〉) with non-Killing left-invariant conformal vector fields. Firstly, we prove that if h is a Cartan subalgebra for a semisimple Levi factor of the Lie algebra g, then dim⁡h≤max⁡{0,min⁡{p,q}−2}. Secondly, we classify trans-Lorentzian Lie groups (i.e., min⁡{p,q}=2) with non-Killing left-invariant conformal vector fields, and prove that [g,g] is at most three-step nilpotent. Thirdly, based on the classification of the trans-Lorentzian Lie groups, we show that the corresponding Ricci operators are nilpotent, and consequently the scalar curvatures vanish. As a byproduct, we prove that four-dimensional trans-Lorentzian Lie groups with non-Killing left-invariant conformal vector fields are necessarily conformally flat, and construct a family of five-dimensional ones which are not conformally flat.

On Lie Groups with Conformal Vector Fields Induced by Derivations

On Lie Groups with Conformal Vector Fields Induced by Derivations

Existence of gradient CKV and gradient conformally stationary LRS spacetimes

In this work, we study the existence of gradient (proper) CKVs in locally rotationally symmetric spacetimes (LRS), those CKVs in the space spanned by the tangent to observers’ congruence and the preferred spatial direction, allowing us to provide a (partial) characterization of gradient conformally static (GCSt) LRS solutions. Irrrotational solutions with non-zero spatial twist admit an irrotational timelike gradient conformal Killing vector field and hence are GCSt. In the case that both the vorticity and twist vanish, that is, restricting to the LRS II subclass, we obtain the necessary and sufficient condition for the spacetime to admit a gradient CKV. This is given by a single wave-like PDE, whose solutions are in bijection to the gradient CKVs on the spacetime. We then introduce a characterization of these spacetimes as GCSt using the character of the divergence of the CKV, provided that the metric functions of the spacetimes obey certain inequalities.