Geodesic Connectedness on Statistical Manifolds with Divisible Cubic Forms

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contents The class of statistical manifolds with divisible cubic forms arises from affine differential geometry. We examine the geodesic connectedness of affine connections on this class of statistical manifolds. In information geometry, the geodesic connectedness of the affine connections are often assumed, as in the generalized Pythagorean theorem. In Riemannian geometry, the geodesic connectedness of the Levi-Civita connection follows from its geodesic completeness by the well-known Hopf-Rinow theorem. However, the geodesic connectedness of general affine connections is more challenging to achieve, even for the Levi-Civita connection in pseudo-Riemannian geometry or for affine connections on compact manifolds. By analogy with the Hopf-Rinow theorem in Riemannian geometry, we establish the geodesic connectedness of the affine connections on statistical manifolds with divisible cubic forms from their geodesic completeness. As an application, we establish a Cartan-Hadamard type theorem for statistical manifolds.
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spellingShingle Geodesic Connectedness on Statistical Manifolds with Divisible Cubic Forms
Ueno, Ryu
Differential Geometry
53B12 (Primary) 53B05, 53A15, 53C22 (Secondary)
The class of statistical manifolds with divisible cubic forms arises from affine differential geometry. We examine the geodesic connectedness of affine connections on this class of statistical manifolds. In information geometry, the geodesic connectedness of the affine connections are often assumed, as in the generalized Pythagorean theorem. In Riemannian geometry, the geodesic connectedness of the Levi-Civita connection follows from its geodesic completeness by the well-known Hopf-Rinow theorem. However, the geodesic connectedness of general affine connections is more challenging to achieve, even for the Levi-Civita connection in pseudo-Riemannian geometry or for affine connections on compact manifolds. By analogy with the Hopf-Rinow theorem in Riemannian geometry, we establish the geodesic connectedness of the affine connections on statistical manifolds with divisible cubic forms from their geodesic completeness. As an application, we establish a Cartan-Hadamard type theorem for statistical manifolds.
title Geodesic Connectedness on Statistical Manifolds with Divisible Cubic Forms
topic Differential Geometry
53B12 (Primary) 53B05, 53A15, 53C22 (Secondary)
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2503.10024