Nonnegatively curved homogeneous metrics in low dimensions

Details Nonnegatively curved homogeneous metrics in low dimensions Nonnegatively curved homogeneous metrics in low dimensions

2012-01-23

arxiv.org/abs/1201.4744v1

Mathematics

Differential Geometry

14 pages

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We consider invariant Riemannian metrics on compact homogeneous spaces $G/H$ where an intermediate subgroup $K$ between $G$ and $H$ exists. In this case, the homogeneous space $G/H$ is the total space of a Riemannian submersion. The metrics constructed by shrinking the fibers in this way can be interpreted as metrics obtained from a Cheeger deformation and are thus well known to be nonnegatively curved. On the other hand, if the fibers are homothetically enlarged, it depends on the triple of groups $(H,K,G)$ whether nonnegative curvature is maintained for small deformations. Building on the work of L. Schwachh\"ofer and K. Tapp \cite{ST}, we examine all $G$-invariant fibration metrics on $G/H$ for $G$ a compact simple Lie group of dimension up to 15. An analysis of the low dimensional examples provides insight into the algebraic criteria that yield continuous families of nonnegative sectional curvature.

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