Abstract
We give an alternate proof of N. Kowalsky's theorem describing the collection of connected simple Lie groups with finite center which admit a nontrivial, nonproper action by isometries of a connected Lorentz manifold.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-12 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Journal | Geometriae Dedicata |
Volume | 105 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:?The author was supported in part by NSF grant DMS-0072165.
Keywords
- Isometries
- Lorentz manifolds
- Transformation groups