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Differential Geometry of Lightlike Submanifolds

By Krishan L. Duggal , Bayram Sahin

Book information

Publisher
Birkhäuser Basel
Year
2010
ISBN
3034602502, 9783034602501
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2999681 bytes)
Series
Frontiers in Mathematics
Edition
1st Edition.
Pages
489\489
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This is the first systematic account of the main results in the theory of lightlike submanifolds of semi-Riemannian manifolds which have a geometric structure, such as almost Hermitian, almost contact metric or quaternion K?hler. Using these structures, the book presents interesting classes of submanifolds whose geometry is very rich. The book also includes hypersurfaces of semi-Riemannian manifolds, their use in general relativity and Osserman geometry, half-lightlike submanifolds of semi-Riemannian manifolds, lightlike submersions, screen conformal submersions, and their applications in harmonic maps. Basic constructions and definitions are presented as preliminary background in every chapter. The presentation explores applications and suggests several open questions. This self-contained monograph provides up-to-date research in lightlike geometry and is intended for graduate students and researchers just entering this field.

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