For flat FLRW with n free massless scalars, the physical symmetry algebra of the minisuperspace is conf(n,1), and the Schrödinger algebra seen in the Eisenhart-Duval lift is gauge-dependent except for the single-field case.
Integrability of Conformal Killing Vectors in the Eisenhart Lift of Scalar-Field FLRW Cosmology
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We study the integrability conditions of the conformal Killing equations for the Eisenhart lift of a scalar field in a flat Friedmann-Lema\^\i tre-Robertson-Walker universe. The determinant condition of the prolonged conformal Killing equations reduces to a nonlinear second-order differential equation for $h=V'/V$. We solve this equation locally and find two branches. The regular branch reproduces exactly the family of potentials obtained previously, while the singular branch lies on the locus where the determinant equation cannot be written locally in normal form with respect to $h''$ and is incompatible with the full conformal Killing equations. We therefore conclude that the potential obtained in our earlier work is the most general local potential admitting a non-trivial conformal Killing vector in the sector independent of the cyclic Eisenhart coordinate.
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Gauge vs (hidden) physical symmetries of FLRW cosmologies
For flat FLRW with n free massless scalars, the physical symmetry algebra of the minisuperspace is conf(n,1), and the Schrödinger algebra seen in the Eisenhart-Duval lift is gauge-dependent except for the single-field case.