Definition:Isometry (Riemannian Manifolds)
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This page is about Isometry in the context of Inner Product Space. For other uses, see Isometry.
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Definition
Let $\struct {M, g}$ and $\struct {\tilde M, \tilde g}$ be Riemannian manifolds with Riemannian metrics $g$ and $\tilde g$ respectively.
Let the mapping $\phi : M \to \tilde M$ be a diffeomorphism such that:
- $\phi^* \tilde g = g$
Then $\phi$ is called an isometry (from $\struct {M, g}$ to $\struct {\tilde M, \tilde g}$).
Sources
- 2018: John M. Lee: Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2$: Riemannian Metrics. Definitions