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arxiv: 0905.0345 · v2 · pith:QTTOWKVEnew · submitted 2009-05-04 · 🧮 math.DG

Maslov index in semi-Riemannian submersions

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We study focal points and Maslov index of a horizontal geodesic $\gamma:I\to M$ in the total space of a semi-Riemannian submersion $\pi:M\to B$ by determining an explicit relation with the corresponding objects along the projected geodesic $\pi\circ\gamma:I\to B$ in the base space. We use this result to calculate the focal Maslov index of a (spacelike) geodesic in a stationary space-time which is orthogonal to a timelike Killing vector field.

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