Spray-Invariant Sets in Infinite-Dimensional Manifolds

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Main Author: Eftekharinasab, Kaveh
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author Eftekharinasab, Kaveh
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contents We introduce the concept of spray-invariant sets on infinite-dimensional manifolds, where any geodesic of a spray starting in the set stays within it for its entire domain. These sets, possibly including singular spaces such as stratified spaces, exhibit different geometric properties depending on their regularity: sets that are not differentiable submanifolds may show sensitive dependence, for example, on parametrization, whereas for differentiable submanifolds invariance is preserved under reparametrization. This framework offers a broader perspective on geodesic preservation than the rigid notion of totally geodesic submanifolds, with examples arising naturally even in simple settings, such as linear spaces equipped with flat sprays.
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spellingShingle Spray-Invariant Sets in Infinite-Dimensional Manifolds
Eftekharinasab, Kaveh
Differential Geometry
58B20, 53C22, 37B35
We introduce the concept of spray-invariant sets on infinite-dimensional manifolds, where any geodesic of a spray starting in the set stays within it for its entire domain. These sets, possibly including singular spaces such as stratified spaces, exhibit different geometric properties depending on their regularity: sets that are not differentiable submanifolds may show sensitive dependence, for example, on parametrization, whereas for differentiable submanifolds invariance is preserved under reparametrization. This framework offers a broader perspective on geodesic preservation than the rigid notion of totally geodesic submanifolds, with examples arising naturally even in simple settings, such as linear spaces equipped with flat sprays.
title Spray-Invariant Sets in Infinite-Dimensional Manifolds
topic Differential Geometry
58B20, 53C22, 37B35
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.10980