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On the Pontrjagin Algebra of a Certain Class of Flags of Foliations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2018

F. J. Carreras  and
A. M. Naveira
F. J. Carreras
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geometría y Topologia Facultad de Matemáticas Universidad de Valencia Burjasot (Valencia), Spain
A. M. Naveira
Affiliation:
Departamento de Geometría y Topologia Facultad de Matemáticas Universidad de Valencia Burjasot (Valencia), Spain
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Abstract

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Let (𝓜,g) be a Riemannian manifold and let 1, 2, 3 be mutually orthogonal distributions on 𝓜 of dimensions p1, p2,P3 such that p1 + p2 + p3 = dim 𝓜. We assume that , and 1, ⊕ 2 are integrable and that all the geodesies of 𝓜 with initial tangent vector in 2 remain tangent to 2. Then, we prove that Pontk(2, ⊕ 3) = 0 for k > p2 + 2p3, where Pontk(2, ⊕ 3) is the subspace of the Pontrjagin algebra of 2 ⊕ 3 generated by forms of degree k.

Keywords

53C15flag manifoldsbundle-like metricsPontrjagin algebra of a vector bundle
Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Mathematical Bulletin , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , 01 March 1985 , pp. 77 - 83
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Mathematical Society 1985

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