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arxiv: 1604.05392 · v2 · pith:32GPKLFYnew · submitted 2016-04-19 · 🧮 math.DG

A canonical connection on sub-Riemannian contact manifolds

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We construct a canonically defined affine connection in sub-Riemannian contact geometry. Our method mimics that of the Levi-Civita connection in Riemannian geometry. We compare it with the Tanaka-Webster connection in the three-dimensional case.

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