Abstract
We study the first and second variations of isotropic submanifolds which preserve the isotropy. In order to do so, we introduce the notions of harmonic, exact and isotropic variations and investigate basic properties of isotropic submanifolds which are minimal under such deformations. Many results in this respect are then obtained. In particular, we obtain a new characterization of Maslov class in terms of such deformations.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 79-104 |
Number of pages | 26 |
Journal | Journal of Geometry and Physics |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1994 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- 1991 MSC: 53 C 40
- 53 B 25
- 58 E 99
- 58 F 05
- Kähler manifolds
- deformations
- submanifolds
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Mathematical Physics
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Geometry and Topology