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TSUKUBA J. MATH. Vol. 8 No. 1 (1984). 31-54 ISOMETRIC WITH IMMERSIONS PARALLEL OF SECOND LORENTZ SPACE FUNDAMENTAL FORMS By Martin A. Magid Introduction In a series of papers, [Fl], [F2], [F3], [F4], D. Ferus of euclidean space form many with parallel second fundamental an important class of examples. classified submanifolds forms. In [F4], Ferus shows These submanifolds that they appear in topics in differentialgeometry. There has been much spaces―notably the work recent work on parallel submanifolds of other ambient of H. Naitoh, [Nal]-[Na4] and M. Takeuchi interesting problem is to classify the parallel submanifolds [T]. An of euclidean spaces equipped with indefinite metrics. This paper studies special classes of parallelsubmanifolds in /2f, Lorentz space of signature (1, m―1) and in Rf, euclidean space of signature (2,m―2). umbilical submanifolds are classified,as well as isometric immersions R" ->-J??+2and jR? -≫J?2"+2 with parallelsecond fundamental indicate some of the modifications which forms. All Rn -> R"+k, These theorems will be necessary in order to obtain a complete classification. The preliminary section(0) gives some basic results about indefinite Riemannian geometry. These include an indefinite version of the result of Allendoerfer and Erbacher for reducing the codimension second fundamental forms for symmetric of an isometric immersion form (F*a = 0), and an improved Q. These maps Section 2 contains the main R"-*RlHZ product of the identity map Received umbilic with lightlike mean classificationresults. These state that isometric are either quadratic in nature, with lightlike mean curvature vector, or the and previously determined low dimensional maps. of the results in this paper are taken from the author's Brown March 28, 1983. with circleof radius k£C (1.12). and /2f->/2 +2 with F*a―0 like the flat umbilical immersion Most version of Petrov's canonical R\->R\, R\-+R\ and. Rn-+R"+Ic include a flat ^-dimensional curvature vector (1.4) and the complex immersions parallel transformations of Lorentz space. Section 1 classifiesi sometric immersions F*a with University 32 Martin doctoral dissertation. Nomizu's constant The author A. Mag id gratefully encouragement and acknowledges Professor Katsumi patience. Notation and Terminology Rfj denotes the ^-dimensional affine space with the metric ( , ) whose canon- ical form is -h Ip-i-j o, where Ik is the kxk non-degenerate identity In general, if M metric of signature The matrix iff i = 0, in which is a and case /^-dimensional (i,p―i―j,f) indefinite sphere, we Oj is the jxj we write manifold write hyperbolic whose The isometric The tangent and lightcone S?-1(r)= {a;e/2f: (x,x) = r2}, O, x)= LCff^ixeRf: matrix. metric is spaces have a Mf4, space Hf:1\r)={xeRf: O Rf. r>0 -r2}, (x,x)=Q and are defined as follows: r<0 xi-0) immersions t -≫(a cos (//≪),a sin (£/#)) * -> (h sinh (*/&), & cosh (tlb)) t -> (6 cosh (f/&), 6 sinh (#/*)) are called circle maps. S{cR2i and The the third onto Hlc:R\. are called one-dimensional A vector timelike product. X of its tangent A is ・■-, Xn called so that the inner product (Xi,Xj)=dij, product H\dRl, along the with second onto the map space is called spacelike null or lightlike if (X,X)=O, of an indefinite inner orthonormal and {/,/, Xu circle maps, is called spacelike, timelike, are unit timelike basis or where if (X,X)>0, ( , ) is or null depending on the inner the character vectors. basis Xh (p, n―p) SlczR2 maps. and curve onto The in an indefinite inner if (X,X)<0 A first maps if the vectors the last n―p ■■-,Xn-i}. l<z", j<,n space In such 2. A product are pairwise are unit spacelike. is Lorentz, we space can with the signature orthogonal, the first p If the signature is (1, n―1), define a pseudo-orthonormal a basis (/, /)=()=(/, /)= (/, Xt)=(/, Xt\ (I,!)= l and a over a vector will always have inner product 1 Isometric Immersions of Lorentz Space 33 with the hatless vector. We recall the following notation from [K-N], vol.II,ch. 7. If /: (M, g)->(M, g) is an isometric immersion if the Riemannian and Y on M of one indefinite Riemannian manifold into another, and connections are denoted by F and F, then we have for vector fields X the following decomposition, I. Vxf*Y=f*VxY+a{X,Y). Here/*FAY is the tangential component a is called the second fundamental and form a{X,Y) is the normal component. of /. For a normal fieldf to M we have II. PxS^-f+AtX+Vg. At is called the shape operator associated to £ and F1 is called the normal con- nection. A and a are related by the equation g(A(X,Y) = g(a(X,Y),e. a is said to be parallelif (FtaYX, Y): = Fha(X, Y)-a(FzX, Y)-a(X, FZY) = O. 0. Preliminaries Defining the mean curvature vector rjas in the Riemannian case, we have the following. 0.1 Proposition, Riemannian If /: M-+M is an (i) the mean (ii) the firstnormal spaces N^x), xsM where (Indefinite version of a Let /: M" -*・Rf exists a complete n+k n = $imM with parallel first normal with parallelsecond fundamental theorem be an isometric immersion with signature (i,n―i) into R of Allendoerfer and of an indefinite Riemannian forms. Erbacher). manifold . If the firstnormal spaces are parallel,then there dimensional totally geodesic submanifold M* of Rf (where and k = A\mNl) such that /(M)cAf*. Note: theorem are P-parallel. next theorem is about isometric immersions Theorem form, then N°(x)= {£eN(x): ^=0}. spaces and so can be applied toimmersions 0.2 of one indefinite curvature vector is parallel: F£=Q. Nl(x) : = {N\x)}1 The isometric immersion manifold into another with parallel second fundamental M* = R's,t*for some shows that t measures s, / and ^ need not be zero. The the degenerate part of N\ proof of the 34 Martin Proof. The assumption displacement of normal maps onto Nl(x) a normal X vector in TX{M). vectors Nl{y). + (£>VxO)Let f(x0) which of E in M starting at x0. For and means any z from x to y the parallel to the normal of Nl is a constant, for each x in M, then the subspaces In fact £gN\ 0&N° consider the If £ is F^eN^x) for all N°(x) are also parallel implies n + k 0 = X($, 6) = (V^, dimensional to N°(x0). E― TX(S(M) 0 f0 in Na(xo) be subspace Nl(x0). that f(M)czE. let & ^/..so that $t^N0(x,). The Let the result For the euclidean ―(/(■Xd-A-Vo), E 0) of of jR degenerate xt be any P-parallel connection that gtis parallelin Rf and so is a constant vector. we Now curve dishave we have £,)= (/*(*,.), fo) = so that f(xt) lies in E. connection say k. is zero, so is the second. is perpendicular of £<>along respect connection, connection. of M with is N°(xo)r\Ni(xo). It will be shown placement which that feiV(x) the first term x0 be a point through part Since r the dimension F1 is a metric relative to the normal id that for any curve along Thus field such Since means A. Mag 0 Since xt is an arbitrary curve in M, f{M)cE. Next is an indefinite version of Moore's lemma that allows an isometric immersion [Mo 1] which gives a condition of a product manifold to be decomposed into a product of immersions. 0.3 Theorem. Let M be an indefinite Riemannian R] is an isometric immersion then /=/iX/2: The M1xM2->R"11xRj* decomposition theorems manifolds. A shape product M,xM2. with a(X, F) = 0 whenever XsTx(Mi) If /: M-≫ and YsTx(M2) and each /≫is an isometric immersion. here involve the shape operators of Riemannian operator of a Riemannian manifold is always diagonalizable, but this is not the case for a shape operator of a Lorentzian manifold. In order to analyze the latter,a special case of Petrov's Principal axis theorem for a tensor is needed ([P] pp. 50-55). 0.4 Theorem. Let V be a real ^-dimensional vector space equipped with a Lorentzian metric and let A be linear transformation of V which is symmetric with respect to this metric. Then A can be put into one of the following four forms with respect to bases whose inner products are given by G. Isometric Immersions of Lorentz Space X 35 1 1 h A= /"≫ 1 An t X 1 0 1 0 X 1 0 X A= 1 /"<_ An-2 A= X 0 1 0 X 0 0 1^ 0 1 1 0 c= 1 X a j8 B a +1 -1 ^ A= 1 Cr ― B^O 1 AM These is a ―2 will be referred to as the case where there: are simple real eigenvalues, non-simple eigenvalue of multiplicity2, is a non-simple eigenvalue of multi- plicity 3 or is a complex eigenvalue. The first and fourth cases will be said to have simple eigenvalues. This is a slightly sharper version of the theorem in [P]. Theorem [Mai] allows us to use an orthonormal basis in the case of a complex instead of the more The 0.5 eigenvalue complicated basis which Petrov employs. following proposition can be proved found in [Mo 2, p. 229 using 0.4. Another proof can be 21 Proposition. Let M(c) and M(c) denote space forms of constant curvature c and c. Suppose (i) MS(c) is isometrically immersed in M"+1(c) M&c) is isometrically immersed in M'1+\c) or (iii) M['(c)is isometrically immersed in M"+1(c). or (ii) If c^c (ii)c<c and n>2 then the immersion is umbilical and in case (i) c>c, in case and in case (iii)c>c. It is necessary to know what form a Lorentzian symmetric matrix takes if it 36 Martin commutes 0.6 A. Magid with one of the four standard Lorentzian symmetric matrices. Proposition. Let A and B be square matrices which are symmetric with respect to a Lorentzian inner product. If, with respect to a pseudo-orthonormal basis. '1 1 0 2 ?J lco *i4 lJks and B commutes with A then /I b 0 ft : ci 0 dh 0 r> c*. dlj where 0.7 drtii s krxkr. Proposition. respect to a Let A and B be square matrices which are symmetric with Lorentzian inner product. If, with respect to a pseudo-orthonormal basis, 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X A= M* hhi ^≫-4s and B commutes with A, then Isometric Immersions b I 1 - Ci 0 0 37 of Lorentz Space o... o 0 0 0 0 0 0 D dh . 0 Cka : 0 6 6 t -1 d\j /7s where 0.8 d\jis krxkr. Proposition. Let A and B be square matrices which are symmetric respect to a Lorentzian inner product. If, with respect to an orthonomal a with basis -P 0 a ≪4> /3^0 M* and B commutes with A then r 0 s r d\j Q>ij / where drtji s krxkr. Propositions 0.6, 0.7 and 0.8 can a general symmetric 0.9 matrix and setting AB Partially umbilical immersions. and there is a globally denned (i) 6 is everywhere (ii) P0=O (iii) A,=Xld be obtained by letting B have the form of and BA If /: M]-≫R equal. is an isometric immersion normal vector field0 such that non-zero J=5fcO then f(M'j) is contained inside c≫-./V(M)\ if (0,6)>0, 38 Martin 0.10 Corollary. immersed A. Mag id H£-A=?tz&£) if LC£[\ if (O,0)= O. (0,0)<O If 0 in 0.9 Is the mean minimally in S and curvature vector, then f(M") is * or H sxl.(Such an immersion is called pseudo- umbilicalby Chen and Yano [Y-C].) Proofs. Note firstthat the vector f(x) + 0/X is constant for allx in M. this vector bv c we Denoting have {6,0) (f(x)-ctf(x)-c) = W,Oll) = Because r- 8 is parallel this is a constant, and so f{x) is contained in the sphere, hyperbolic space or lightcone with center c. Moreover, if 0 is the mean curvature vector of f(M") in R , then 0 is parallel to the position vector f{x) ―c and so f(M") is minimal Here ^0 implies (6,6)^-0. Q. E. D. 1. Isometric Immersions The with Parallel Second Fundamental classificationof these isometric immersions facts about submanifolds The in either S "1 or H^l[\ with F*a=0 forms. Thus, Rn^R"+k, will follow from some general and global, parallel normal firststep is to classify one-dimensional submanifolds fundamental Forms: fields. with parallel second the firstproposition deals with non-null curves which have parallel mean curvature vector. 1.1 Let x(s) be a non-null curve in an indefinite euclidean space RJ Proposition. with parallel mean (i) curvature vector -q. If 7]―Q then x(s) is a line segment. (ii) If (y],yj)^Othen x(s) is part of a circle map. (iii) If (77, r/)=Q and ^0 (s,as2+6s + c). The then a?(s)is a curve in R20ylor /2fa of the form sl-> firstmap is denoted by U\ the second by t//. In case (iii)the metric vanishes on the second coordinate. R2jA is imbedded in R3J+1 by sending (x\ x2)*-*(x2, x\ x2). Proof. Let x(s) be a curve in Rf with s its arc-length parameter and X(s) = dx{s)jds―'.x (s) its unit tangent vector. If D denotes the flat connection in Rf see that DsX(s) is normal to x(s) and so DsX(s)=a(X(s), X(s)). The mean we curvature Isometric Immersions vector 7j{s) = (X(s),X(s))a(X(s)),X(s)). stant. If 57=0 then If k=£0 set and Y(s) form DsX(s) = 0 and Because orthonormai r/s) is parallel (r/s), y/s))= &, a con- x(s) is a line segment. Y(s) = Y/(s)lV\k\, so that an 39 of Lorentz Space frame Y(s) is a unit vector along x(s) such normal to x(s). X(s) that DsX(s)=V\k\(X(s),X(s))Y(s) /? DtY(s) = Vl*│ X(s) (ii)follows by 0.2 and inspection. Now suppose (y],r]) ―0 and jy^O. By 0.2 x(s)cR2OA or R\A, depending length of X(s). Since x(s) is an immersed on the submanifold ar(s) = (s,0(s)) or (0(s),s), where the metric vanishes on the second coordinate. Thus i(s) = (l,<&') and a(X(s), X(s)) = (0, <j>") or (0, 0). The or (f//,l) second possibility is totally geodesic. Since Fta(X(s),X(s))=O ft"=0 and 0(s)=as2 + bs + c. Q. E. D. One way to obtain submanifolds parallel second fundamental of an indefinite inner product space forms is to consider umbilical immersions. with We will find, besides the sphere and hyperbolic space, a third type of umbilical immersion, and from 1.2 these a complete classificationof umbilical immersions. Lemma. Suppose/: Mf->R}+k+* Rrj+k is projection onto the firstn+k is an isometric immersion. If p: Rnj+k+s- coordinates then pof: Mf -> R]+Ic is an iso- metric immersion. Proof. Choose x0 in ordinates (a?1, ・ ・ ・, xn). vanishes in the last Lemma. fundamental s and let U be a coordinates. dxm) -V* Let/: form. coordinate neighborhood /(a?1, ・ ・ ・, xn) = (fl, ・ ■・,fn+k, h\ ・ --,hs), w'f*dx≫ M?-+R?+,m+s of where x0 bean 5 =((^o/)*^'(^o/)* isometric immersion dzhv 53hp 2jM-1 co- metric ) 3^ Jidxudx* ^v Q. E. D. with parallel second If f(x\ ■・・,xn) = (f\・ ・・,fn+m, h\---,hs) locally, then dx%dx'dxk with the Clearlv ) ・( 1.3 M Let 40 Martin Proof. A. Magid If / has parallel second fundamental form then Pka(X, Y) = a(PzX, Y) + a(X, VZY) . If p is projection onto the last s coordinates then Vbp°a{X, Y)=poa{rzX, Y)+poa(X, FZY). Replacing X, Y, Z by djdxJ, d\dxl\ djdx'1yields the lemma, since, as is well I/nmun d2f =*W.(lj│r) dxjdxk 1.4 Theorem. mean Let /: M"k - curvature vector If (v, r})>0 then /(M)cS£ci?£+1 If (v,v)<0 then f(M)czHZ(zRKl (iii) If (37,57)^0 then this last Both and affine spaces Proof. case Rtf1 V dxk/ +Rf be a complete (ii) In d \ 3 ( M=Rl and \0XJ f(M)(zRl;il as an have in the standard depending and by 0.10 the image the RnkH by ^2+S"=*+i xl*)+ b,z1+ ■■・ + (?/',-・ -,^M)i->(yra+1,y\---,vn,yn+l). metric. Denote this submanifold into which on the sign of (30,y j). This mapping by US. Ml is iso- is umbilical is contained in a sphere or hyperbolic space. If (t),7})=Qthe image so that Ml Assume umbilic. If (r?, rj)i=Othen by 0.2 there is an Rl+1 or RUl immersion Q. E. D. OX umbilical immersion. f(x\ ・■・xn) = (x1, ■■-,xn,a(-ZU is imbedded metrically immersed, ) d ry^-O, so that / is not totally geodesic. (i) bnxn+c) / of Ml is in R^\ By 1.2 /: Ml -*Rnk is an isometric Rl. 1.3 allows 11s to determine all /zsuch that f(x\ As in 1.3 we ・ --,xn) = (x\ ■・ -, xn,h{x\ ■--,xn)) have ・( i dx ≫ dx') = (O,---,O,A,y). In addition, because / is umbilical, d -( dx1 dxJ ) \dxi ) a£r ≫=<°.-■・.≫.*,). It follows easily that h is of the desired form. The classificationof umbilical immersions to determine trivialnormal Riemannian immersions Q. E. D. allows us, following Walden with parallelsecond fundamental connections in an indefinite euclidean space. [Wa], forms and Later this will allow Isometric Immersions us to classifyisometric immersions 41 of Lorentz Soace Rn->R"rk with parallel second fundamental forms. 1.5 Theorem. Riemannian If /: manifold connection, then with and an isometric x C/'1X ■・ ■X £/'*X S UlPCiRl1p'i2 as an umbilic p―\, "-,x as an umbilic # = 1, -―,y Hnr(zR"r*1 as an umbilic R^±R\p+2±Rm<i+1±R?r+\ r=l, -―,z Note k=2x immersion fundamental of umbilical Sm≪cRm≪n Proof. of form and a complete trivial normal immersions. ix ・・ ・ X Sm≫ X //*' X ・ ■・ X Hn* + y + z and j = x + z. [Wa]. We 1.6 is parallel second / is a product f(Mn)=Rl° Here Mra->i2"f& now prove some lemmas. Lemma. Let/: fundamental form. R7} ―>J? be an isometric immersion with If (x\ -■・,xn)is a global coordinate system parallel second with Fa.dj=O,i,j= 1,・ ・・ ,n, then a(dt,dj) is a global parallel normal field. Proof. 1.7 This is an easy consequence Lemma. Let/: Mj-+R£ of the definitionof F*a=0. be an isometric immersion. If a global normal field d is parallel with respect to the normal connection, then Ag commutes As for all normal Proof. Since vectors B. R1(X,Y)6 = FjtF^d- F^F}t0-Fl1x,Y1e=0,this Codazzi's equation and the non-degeneracy 1.8 Proposition. fundamental Proof. mutes If/: Rn-^R^k By be shown 1.6 and is an isometric immersion with parallelsecond that, for any two normal vectors f and 6, A^ and Ao the other hand, if p£N°(x)then Ap = with every shape operator. sufficientbecause the normal space is non-degenerate space. In this is space equals N°(x)0 Nl(x). If the metric restricted to N\x) is degenerate CiNHx). from connection, i.e.,i?i=0. If the metric restricted to the first normal entire normal follows 1.7, if j is in the firstnormal space N\x) then Ar com- with every other shape operator. On 0 and Ap commutes result of the metric on M. form, then it has trivialnormal It must commute. with then N°(x)+N1(x) is not the this case there is a unique lightlike direction d in N\x) Choosing a lightlike d with (d,S)= l we see that N°(x),N\x) and 8 span 42 Martin A. Magid the normal space. tors commute. Since At commutes with itselfit is clear that all shape opera- Q. E. D. 1.8 allows us, in conjunction with 1.5, to classifyisometric immersions of Rn infn J?'Hfcwith nnrallpi sprnnH ftmrlampnfsi fnrmc 1.9 Theorem. fundamental (i) If/: Rn->R?+k is an Isometric immersion parallel second form, then / has one of the following forms: / is a product of circle maps /=s,x or with ・ ■■xsjxld: R'x--- f=hxsix---xsjxld: and a totallygeodesic map. xRixRn-J-+S1x RlxR'X ■■■xS'x/T-'c/Jr* ■・ ・ xRlxRn j l -+ FP xSl x ・ ・ ■x S1x Rn-J-lr. R?+k . (ii) / is a product of a flat umbilical map, circle maps, and a totallygeodesic f=uxslx---xsjxld: RmxRlx---xRxxRn-m-j -> Um x S1x ・・ ・ xSl x /2B-m >c/2f+* ≪ is one of the flat umbilical immersions 1.10 Example. x2―yz/2) with where Rl,2 Let /: R2^R'i2 of Theorem 1.4. be the isometric immersion metrics ( + , +) and ( + , +,0,0). The associated mapping >Rtby {y\y2,y*,yi)\->(y\yi,y\y'i,y\yi) neither has connection nor splitsinto a product of umbilics. This shows the rprpivincrsnnrp must 1.11 Lemma. isometric If d is a immersion of with global R" respect with parallel parallel normal second entries Proof. Let {x\ ・ ・ -,xn} be a global coordinate the immersion has into R\, trivial normal that in 1.8 and 1.9 Kp nf Ip^cf T nrpnt? constant Since (x, y)\->(x,y, xy, to a flat coordinate vector field associated fundamental system system on such form to then an Ae has R?. that Fd.dj=0, l<f,i<w. F*a = 0 Q = A9(Ftid,)= Pai(A9dJ)= F3t(alidl+' ■■+anjdn) = {dialj)dl+ ・ ・ ■+(dianJ)dn . Therefore, diakj = Q for all i, j, k. In order to classify isometric it is necessary to determine those Q. E. D. immersions from with F*≪=0 from R\ to R\ or R\. For Rf to R?+2 or R"+' this we need some ovomnioc 1.12 Example. Complex C and let a+ib = K circle of radius k. Fix a \ C2 can be identified with non-zero number R\ by c + id=n sending (x+iy,u in + iv) to Isometric Immersions (x,u,y,v). The ping {x,y) with of Lorentz Space metric on R\is ({x,u,y,v),(x,u,y,v)) = x2-\-n2 ―yz―v2. The +x iy = z\ parallel second which comes from > k(cosz,sin z)gC2 is an isometric immersion fundamental form. Let / be the complex multiplication by i on C1. Then basis \Tc.£\ for the normal 1.13 and AjS = L "1 a curvature vector y=al;-\-bJt; and Act-nue― ―h. tained in SH^c^cF) Example, of R\into R\ structure on R\ there is a natural orthonormal \ mean map- st>ace such that a] The 43 or HK-V'^TcF) f : R\-+ R\ where By 0.9, f'(Rf) is con- or LC;\. R\ has the standard metric. V 2f'(x, y)―((l+c)siny, (l+c)cosy, (l-c)s'my, (I―c) cosy) + (x + cy)(―cos y,sin y,cos y, ―sin y), This mapping has, with space {37,77}, where respect to a v is the mean pseudo-orthonormal cgR . basis for the normal curvature vector, shape operators m; a - 4; a The basis for T{Rf) is {d/dx.d/dy}. Since 4*_c,= /2,f'(R\)is contained in S23(V-2c) or Hi( ― V2c) or LCV The shape operators associated to the immersions sphere or hyperbolic space have non-simple real eigenvalues and Thus by the fundamental theorem into the non-zero trace. of surfaces they are the unique immersions with these shaoe ooerators. 1.14 curve Example. x(v) with 5-scroll over the null cubic C in R\([G 1]). In R\ take a null a null frame, that is, a set of vector fieldsA(v), B{v), C(v) such that t(v)= A(v), (A,A) = (B,B) = (A,Q satisfy the following system = (B,Q = O and (A,B) = (C,Q = 1. If these of equations A\v)= ki{v)A(v)+ k2(v)C(v) B(v) = k1(v)B(v) C(v)=-ki(v)B(v) then fr(u,v)―x(v)-ruB(v) is a Lorentz If ^!=0and^2^l then y4= 0 and the curve is called the null cubic C. ([B],p. 240). In this case we have 1.14' Example. surface in Rl called a Z?-scrollover x(v). the 5-scroll over the null cubic C. ^'-scrollover the null cubic C 1.14. with obvious modifications. in R\. This is the same as 44 Martin A. Mag id 1.15 Theorem. fundamental (i) If /: R\-> R\ is an isometric immersion form /is with parallel second then, up to a rigid motion, / has one of the following forms. totallygeodesic (ii) / is a product of one-dimensional maps (iii) /: R\--+K\clR\ is a 5-scroll over the null cubic C. Note: In case (iii)the mean curvature vector is zero, even though the im mersion is not totally geodesic. 1.16 Lemma. If/: R)->R) allel second fundamental or R)+l j = 0,1 Is an isometric immersion form and the mean normal space has dimension less than two. Proof of 1.16: fi, f2 be an Assume that the firstnormal orthonormal canonical form. basis of N{x). Since Ah commutes with Lo Ah 01 -a A it -b\ IS or Case of 1.15: space is two-dimensional the first and let Using 0.4 put A$1 into the appropriate There o ro 11 Lo oj /n /3 oj of the form or i-o 6-1 lo ol calculation of a on the basis of TX{M) at most one-dimensional. Proof then Thus Lo A curvature vector ^=0 with par- r ° or L-r shows ] . that the firstnormal spaces are Q. E. D. are two cases to consider 7?―0 and wi=Q. I. 7/=0. By 1.16 the firstnormal space is zero or one-dimensional. If it is zero-dimensional, then / is totally geodesic. If it is one-dimensional, let f span the first normal space. Then by 0.2 f{R\)c.R\and As has rank one and trace zero, so A [G 1] shows Case that this is the 5-scroll over the null cubic. II. rj-t-0.Put An into one of the three possible canonical forms. We will see that Ar) can only be diagonal. Let r< be the unit vector in the direction of rt and choose another unit normal vector ? such that fir;. Isometric Immersions H A, = 45 since An and At commute. But fx= 1/2 trace At \i = (£,?)=<>. A( of Lorentz Space then ^4? If {/,/} is the pseudo-orthonormal are represented, then o=(A,, the Gauss equation basis with respect to which Av and yields /,i)(Av, I,i)-(Av, i,iy+iAi, ixaJ, i)-(A(i, iy = ―(const. 2.Y. This implies that Similarly, /I―0, if Av. = contradicting \ then L―b b ―c 37^0. U \ 0 fl I c 0 At = . a\ The Gauss equation gives a― O contradicting ry^O. If Av is diagonalizable with distinct eigenvalues, then all other A( are diagonalizable and 0.3 shows that /: R\->R\ can be decomposed /,x/2: R[xR'-*R\xR\ as or R\xR2 or R\xR\ Each ft has parallel mean curvature vector, so by 1.1 fl(R\)=S[;URi)=Ri or /i(J*{)=SI;/I(J21)= S1 or A(Ri)=R\;A(Ri)=Si. If An―ll% then there is a operator A Once of this minimal again, the Gauss final case the map 1.17 Theorem. fundamental then, up /is (ii) / is a product and (v) / is as in 1.13 /: R\-+R\AcR\ + ey + g. k^O, and must be diagonalizable. In this Q. E. D. is an isometric immersion to a rigid motion, / has one with parallel second of the following forms. maps circle, as in 1.12 / is a Z?-scrQll over The shape can, a priori,be one of the three types. that A of one-dimensional (iv) Proof. of R\ into S^(c). The totally geodesic (iii) / is a complex (vi) immersion If /: R\-*R\ form, immersion equation shows splitsas above. (i) cy2+dx minimal the null cubic, as in 1.14, 1.14' where (x, y)\-+{q(x,y), x, y, q(x, y)) and q(x, y) ―axi+bxy + rjis lightlike. proof is divided case III n=0. into three cases: case I (■//, 9)--£(), c ase II (rp rj)= O 46 Martin Case I. {rj,> ?)^0. Suppose A. Magid firstthat ATlis diagonal. If the eigenvalues distinct then, as before, the map splitsinto a product of one-dimensional maps, giving (ii). If the eigenvalues are equal, say to /, then into S\or H\. By examining the Gauss A of this minimal immersion can only be of the form respect curvature to an orthonormal c>0 then basis {e,f} 0 = f + (-/32/-l) = c'+ /32. Both occur. 2>0 and c = 0 if i<0. We 1.12. We ^ = ^ of / see that = 17^=^ to the normal metrics, bundle immersions, bundle imply have have and motion a non-simple Av = This isometric immersion r ≪ ― /: curvature let c = l/VT, the given Nf->Nfl, from from an isometry, operators. fii a] Assume C _3 a=£Q and /3^=0. Trace space so that {^,^} forms / and By one image the which preserves onto if the /' in and normal the uniqueness e<0 d=0 0= bundle bundle theorem for the other. If it did, the Gauss equation then o -r A^\ a complex circle that [°o or to ri oj (2) 1 0 ]or (3)[_ 0 /31 Oj /3 A, = 0 because (yj,r ?)= 0. Choosing a pseudo-orthonormal basis, and 3y in the normal using the fact that we see that +-" If (1) holds the map G,-J≪(2> E a≫*> l: 0 splitsand the possibilitiesh ave been classified.If (2) holds, the isometric immersion is equivalent to 1.13. If case (3) holds y = 0 and the map is equivalent to a complex must maps: is also rigidly equivalent Case II. (^,yj)=O and ^0. We two real eigenvalue. L-(3 trace A*=2, has constant constant that (rj,-n)=0. If where If H? If SI has {r]f,Vf)= {rlfl,rJf,), O^/M5?/-.3?/-) a map shape (/,/)=―1. In fact, in 1.12 of /', covering connections, there is a rigid Av cannot would with have A,f = Ari/, Aj;f = A^r, so that we minimally Oj 0 = cr-[(-/32)/-l] = c-/S2. then d=l/V'-/(, R\ immerses equations, we see that the shape operator '"[.-/! with are circle. also consider what happens if /!,= (). This implies that the first normal space is one-dimensional and lightlike,so f{RX)C.K\A. 1.3 shows that Isometric Immersions of Lorentz Space 47 f(x, y) = (q(x, y), x, y, q(x, y)) and q{x, y) = axz + bxy + cx2+dx Case III. rj―O. By 1.16 is not totally geodesic. is contained ro Let the first normal 0 span in Rl or R\ and A9 + ey + g. space is one-dimensional the first normal must have rank space. one and If (0,0)^0 trace zero. if the map then f(Rf) Thus As = in . In Ae = 0 and For this case the map the immersion falls into (vi). completeness to R* with 1.18 Theorem. we If/: to 1.14 or 1.14'. fundamental R^^-R* If (0,0)―Q then Q. E. D. state the classification of isometric parallel second fundamental is equivalent immersions from R2 form. is an isometric immersion with parallel second form, then / is either totally geodesic or a product of one-dimensional maps. 2. The K-Dimensional Here we classify isometric immersions second fundamental in Classification. forms. All such maps from R% into Rln'2or R"+2 with parallel break into two the first class are quadratic in nature, like the flat umbilical immersion lightlike mean curvature vector in 1.4. Immersions ducts of the identity map or 1.18 or the B-D 2.1 Example. B-D and one of the two-dimensional immersions scrollimmersion A, B Consider a null curve x(v) in x(v) such and E=―bB―D. x(v) is a quintic Q. that x(v)= A(v), unit timelike, D, E unit spacelike, C,D,E±A,B, and C, D, E are mutually orthogonal. In addition, suppose C+E, in 1.15, 1.17 of R\into R\ given below. scroll over the null quintic Q. are lightlike, C with in the second class are pro- R\ with a frame A(v), B(y), C(v), D(v) and E{v) along t) classes. Immersions (A,B) = 1 A = bE, B=0, C――D, Note that the fifthderivative of A is zero, so that Let f(u,v,w) ―x(v)+ uB(v) + wD(v). mersion of Rl into R\ with {3/3w,d/dv,ajdw) forming This is an isometric im- a pseudo-orthonormal R\. If f=―w>jB(y)+ C(v) and fi = ―wB(v) + E(v) then {£, f 1} form an basis of orthonormal basis of the normal space, Pf = 0 = F1^1 A(= "0 o r b 1" 0 0 o 0 0 .0 1 0. 1 0. with respect to {djdu,d/dv,djdw}. 2.2 Lemivia. Let /: M? ->R]Tk be an isometric immersion with P*a=0 and a 48 Martin definite first normal space. If x^M A. Magid and £ is a parallel normal fieldin a neigh- borhood of xo such that A=xo has a complex neighborhood Proof. eigenvalue, then / decomposes, in a of x0, as /,x/t: M^xM^-^R^xR'lf. Let a(x)±ifi(x),Xx(x),*■・, Am(x) be the distinct eigenvalues of A^ at x. First we show that h{x) is constant and that T* = lXeTx(M): A(xX=hX} is a parallel distributionon M". Let XeT\ ZzT{M). Then O = FziAsX)-At(FzX) = Vz(XX)-Ae(VzX) = {Z\)X+W2X)-A*{VZX) ^(zx)x+x(Pzxy where ( )・*■ denotes the orthogonal complement = k(FzX). let Cx-(Tp)Ln YqC (X,FZY) mute =0 of T1. Thus and ・ ・・ n(T> )1. C is also a parallel distribution. In fact,let Xe T* c・ ・ ■c TV so FzYgC. Therefore Then M? = M?xMn-t 0 = Z(X, F) = (FZX, Y) + (X, FZY) = locally. Because for all normal vectors 0, each A≪ has the same whenever by 0.3. Let (ZX) = § and AS(FZX) It follows that each T^ is parallel and each lk is constant. Now ZgTM, M(Fzxy) form A< and Ag com- by 0.8 and so a(X, Y) X is tangent to M? and Y is tangent to M 2. The theorem follows Q.E. D. V and W be vector spaces. For a bilinear map a: Vx V-^-W define the relative nullity space of a, N(a), by N(a) = {XeV: a(X, Y) = 0 for all Y in V]. a is said to be flat with respect to an inner product (, ) on W if (a(X, Z), a(Y, W)) = {a{X, W), a(Y, Z)) for all X 2.3 Proposition. (i) W Y, Z, W in F. If a:Vx (ii) If a: Vx then have ([Mo 2]) V then dim iV(a)>dim and dimW=2 We >W is flatwith respect to a positive definiteinner product on V-dimW. V'-*W is flat with respect to a Lorentzian inner product on W then either dim N(a)>6\mV-dimW or a(X, Y) is null for all X, Y in V. Note: This will be referred to as Moore's nullity result Isometric Immersions 2.4 Theorem. fundamental If/: form R" ->Rfi2 is an isometric immersion We Case f=AxId: R\xRn-z-+R*xir-2 f=IdxA: R?-*xR2-+R'r*xR* maps I. j?=0. We will see below the first normal Now Suppose 2 or consider the two cases ??=0 and r/^0. zero canonical form. -+RtxRn parallel second of 1.15 or 1.18. that in this case the firstnormal 0- or 1-dimensional. If it is 1-dimensional, then spans with then where /i is one of the two-dimensional Proof. 49 of Lorentz Space space then Ae /QR?)cjRr+1 space is non-trivially. If 0 can be put into the only rank one, trace It is clear then that / can be decomposed as fiXld: R{xRn z where fx is the B-scroll over the null cubic. it is shown that the first normal space that it is two-dimensional and let {d1} cannot be two-dimensional. be an orthonormal basis of the firstnormal space. We will assume As can be put into one of the canonical forms and then show that the first normal space is not two-dimensional. If At were diagonal with respect to an orthonormal basis, then by minimality and 2.3 it has at most two non-zero eigenvalues ±/tand the eigenspaces are onedimensional. The same reasoning shows that this is also true for A^, the eigenspaces are the same and in fact as those of As. If this is true, then the firstnormal space is one-dimensional. If A? had a non-simple eigenvalue of multiplicity2 then combining imality and the fact that Ae and Ax 0 1 0 0 commute, and A< = 2.3, min- we have 0 b 0 0 0 0 0 0 ・・・CjQ "-0 0 0 A^ ― 0≫_2 On-Z 0 6 with respect to a pseudo-orthonormal basis {/,/,eu ・ ・・, en 6 + 6?1, a(ej, ej)―0 and a(ej, /)= cJ-cJ-. Flatness the first normal is one-dimensional. If At space has a complex eigenvalue then A^ 6 of a gives does z}. This gives ≪(/,/)= 0 = (c/f-\c/s1) ―c} so that also and so 50 Martin 0 /? B 0 A. Magid o r -r A,= and o A;± On-2 The firstnormal On-2 space has dimension one. If As had a non-simple eigenvalue of multiplicity3 we see that 0 0 1 0 b c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 c 0 JL = and .4fi = On-, 0K_3 with respect to a pseudo-orthonormal basis {l,!,e,eu ・・■,en_3}.Here a(i,e)=£+ d;1 and a(e,e)= 0 so that l+c2 = 0, which is impossible. Case II. r;=£0.Here we show that At/ is diagonalizable. Choose rf to be a unit vector in the direction of t]and y/1 to be a unit vector perpendicular to rj. Suppose firstthat An. is of the form X t 0 X X Ar *=£0 ・^ra-2 with respect to a pseudo-orthonormal we see that either Ai^O We have spanned gives each Therefore and ≪(/,/)= 0 and by / and and //= 0 = l possibly one a(ejo,ejo)= /ljo7}', a(eja,l)=0 so AT. cannot have basis or A=0 ≪(/,l ) = ty'+nr)1-. / shows c/ = 0 and all Aj=O a non-simple The Thus and exactly Gauss However, one equation ^0=£0 for some djdo^0. and {/, /,eu ■■-,en-%}. By applied ;0. result, to the Moore's trace A^=0 a(!J) = trf'+ by]L. From eigenvalue Moore's ZJoi=O. forces this we of multiplicity two. plane result then djojo O. get ^0 = 0 Isometric Immersions X Suppose Aj, 0 c 0 a 0 0 c X of Lorentz Space Then 2.3 implies 51 X ― Q ―Xj, contradicting ^1 AH If An had a complex dimensional argument _S eigenvalue, then by shows 2.2 the map splits, but the two- this splittingcan't occur. Finally, if An is diagonalizable,it has at most two non-zero entries, and the map splits into a product dimensional maps. of the identity map and one of the possible two- Q. E. D. If the normal space is Lorentzian, then there are more possibilities. 2.5 Theorem. If/: R?-+Rlt+2 is an isometric immersion fundamental form, then / is one of the following. (i) f=flXId: RlxRn-z->mxRn (ii) f=f1xld: Rf with parallelsecond 2 2xR2->RT2xRt where /, is one of the two-dimensional RlxRn-3->RlxRn-s where f, is the B-D scrollover the null maps. (Hi) f^f.xld: quintic. (iv) / is a quadratic map: (x\・■-,xn)i->(q(x),x1,---,xn,q{x)) with q(x\■ ・・,xn)= j\aijxixj + J\biXl+c . Proof. We consider three cases. Case I: 0?,j?)=£0,Case II: (9,37)=0, rj^O, Case III: ry= 0. Case I. We show that An cannot have any non-simple real roots, and that if it has simple roots it splits as in (i) and (ii). Let rf be a unit vector in the direction of rjand let 3?xbe a vector orthogonal to v satisfying (≫', v')+(vL,vL)=0. (X 0 Define o'―(v',rf)a nd r=(≫■■■, w1). If t ' ft b X 0 ft A,,= h \ with respect to a pseudo-orthonormal An-2 Ci---cTC_2> " \ Cn-2 basis {/, /,eu ・ ・・, en_2} with > ^^0, then Moore's 52 Martin result and says one duct of Since has or the trace rank ^=^0 identity ≪(/,/)= 0 that so Ar x^O and <2 and map and and all dij = O. cannot ^4,/ rank map same a trace. Then then non-simple that /?= 0 = t-1= ■・ ・ = cn-z would two-dimensional r//2 = 0 implying Then either / split into map, /j = 0. By a(eio, /) = 0, a(eh, eJo)= /.Jo<x7]' and would real imply ^0=0, eigenvalue of so 2.3 which assume and prox = 0. the ≪(/,i) = ah/ cannot multiplicity the fact + br7]L happen. 3, non-zero trace <2. If Av> the have id If ,2^0 a non-existent Q = (2JoG7)/,atrf + bT7]L) = AJoat which and Mag non-zero t/jy= O = /!i= Ci. ≪(/,/) = ryr/, AiJ-=0 A. is diagonalizable splits is true into a when then, product A*, has as of a above, it has the identity complex map one and or two non-zero entries a two-dimensional map. and The eigenvalue. Case II. >y^0 and (rhjy)=O. If ^4,^0 and has simple eigenvalues the map splits into the product identity map and an appropriate two-dimensional map. of the When X 1 0 X A,= where fx^O This we A*= 9 is a lightlike normal then known then h Cj ―Q―dij and two-dimensional for some would have a(l,i) Av On (y,r))= l we to a product the other possibly djojo, contradicting has a non-simple hand, cjo=£Q, while r)+ br],a(eh,l) = cjoy]and O = (^+br], dJojl/j) When and satisfying reduces immersion. j0, djgj0^0 give vector the map eigenvalue that /L=O = /Lj. If /.≪ cannot map be zero. all the other and a If /j= 0 entries are 0. <x(eh,eJo)= dJohrj. Because trace of see of the identity a is flat A^O. multiplicity three then A* is of the form ft b 0 d ・ ' -Cn-2 0 0 I1 Ct dij Cn-% Using the arguments trace A^O. above, we have pt―Q―dij,contradicting once again that Isometric Immersions of Lorentz Space 53 If Ay ―Q it is easy to see using 1.3 that / is quadratic in nature and we get (iv). Case III. rj^O. 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