On special types of minimal and totally geodesic unit vector fields

dc.creatorYampolsky, Alexander
dc.date2005-09-30
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:20:31Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:20:31Z
dc.descriptionWe present a new equation with respect to a unit vector field on Riemannian manifold $M^n$ such that its solution defines a totally geodesic submanifold in the unit tangent bundle with Sasaki metric and apply it to some classes of unit vector fields. We introduce a class of covariantly normal unit vector fields and prove that within this class the Hopf vector field is a unique global one with totally geodesic property. For the wider class of geodesic unit vector fields on a sphere we give a new necessary and sufficient condition to generate a totally geodesic submanifold in $T_1S^n$.
dc.description15 Pages
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0510002
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0510002
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/95345
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subject53B20, 53B25; 53C25
dc.titleOn special types of minimal and totally geodesic unit vector fields
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