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Harmonic and Minimal Unit Vector Fields on the Symmetric Spaces G 2 and G 2 / S O ( 4 )

László Verhóczki (2012)

Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Facultas Rerum Naturalium. Mathematica

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The exceptional compact symmetric spaces G 2 and G 2 / S O ( 4 ) admit cohomogeneity one isometric actions with two totally geodesic singular orbits. These singular orbits are not reflective submanifolds of the ambient spaces. We prove that the radial unit vector fields associated to these isometric actions are harmonic and minimal.

Generalized geodesic deviations: a Lagrangean approach

R. Kerner (2003)

Banach Center Publications

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The geodesic deviation equations, called also the Jacobi equations, describe only the first-order effects, linear in the small parameter characterizing the deviation from an original worldline. They can be easily generalized if we take into account the higher-order terms. Here we derive these higher-order equations not only directly, but also from the Taylor expansion of the variational principle itself. Then we show how these equations can be used in a novel approach to the two-body...