Existence Of Killing Vector Field Research Articles

P1-Curvature tensor in the space time of general relativity

The P1 - curvature tensor defined from W3 - curvature tensor has been studied in the space time of general relativity. The Bianchi like differential identity is satisfied by P1 - tensor if and only if the Ricci tensor is of Codazzi type. It is shown that Einstein like field equations can be expressed with the help of the contracted part of P1 - tensor, which is conserved if the energy momentum tensor is Codazzi type. Considering P1 -flat space time satisfying Einstein’s field equations with cosmological term, the existence of Killing vector field ξ is shown if and only if the Lie derivative of the energy-momentum tensor vanishes with respect to ξ, as well as admitting a conformal Killing vector field is established if and only if the energy-momentum tensor has the symmetry inheritance property. Finally for a P1 - flat perfect fluid space time satisfying Einstein’s equations with cosmological term, some results are obtained.

Quantization of Hamiltonian systems with a position dependent mass: Killing vector fields and Noether momenta approach

The quantization of systems with a position dependent mass (PDM) is studied. We present a method that starts with the study of the existence of Killing vector fields for the PDM geodesic motion (Lagrangian with a PDM kinetic term but without any potential) and the construction of the associated Noether momenta. Then the method considers, as the appropriate Hilbert space, the space of functions that are square integrable with respect to a measure related with the PDM and, after that, it establishes the quantization, not of the canonical momenta p, but of the Noether momenta P instead. The quantum Hamiltonian, that depends on the Noether momenta, is obtained as an Hermitian operator defined on the PDM Hilbert space. In the second part several systems with position-dependent mass, most of them related with nonlinear oscillators, are quantized by making use of the method proposed in the first part.

Differential invariants and symmetry: Riemannian metrics and beyond

We discuss the Lie-Tresse theorem for the pseudogroup of diffeomorphisms acting on the space of (pseudo-)Riemannian metrics, and relate this to existence of Killing vector fields. Then we discuss the impact of symmetry in the general case.

A geometric heat flow for vector fields

We introduce and study a geometric heat flow to find Killing vector fields on closed Riemannian manifolds with positive sectional curvature. We study its various properties, prove the global existence of the solution to this flow, discuss its convergence and possible applications, and its relation to the Navier-Stokes equations on manifolds and Kazdan-Warner-Bourguignon-Ezin identity for conformal Killing vector fields. We also provide two new criterions on the existence of Killing vector fields. A similar flow to finding holomorphic vector fields on Kähler manifolds will be studied by Li and Liu (2014).

On ignorable coordinates of conservative and natural systems with three degrees of freedom

A constructive solution of the existence problem for implicit ignorable coordinates in holonomic systems with 3 degrees of freedom is presented. The solution reduces to the construction of functionally independent Lagrangian invariants of the system in explicit form. Because of the well-known interdependence between the existence of ignorable coordinates in a system and the existence of Killing vector fields, as well as linear (in velocity) first integrals of the Lagrangian equation, a solution of the remaining problems is thereby obtained in a local formulation for systems with 3 degrees of freedom.

On Local and Global Existence of Killing Vector Fields

On Local and Global Existence of Killing Vector Fields