A canonical connection on sub-Riemannian contact manifolds

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2016

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Eastwood, M.
Neusser, K.

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Archivum Mathematicum, 2016; 52(5):277-289

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Michael Eastwood and Katharina Neusser

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10.5817/AM2016-5-277

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We construct a canonically defined affine connection in sub-Riemannian contact geometry. Our method mimics that of the Levi-Civita connection in Riemannian geometry. We compare it with the Tanaka-Webster connection in the three-dimensional case.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.5817/am2016-5-277

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http://hdl.handle.net/2440/108307