Differential geometry MOC
Isometry of a semi-Riemannian manifold
Let (𝑀,𝑔) be a semi-Riemannian 𝐶𝛼-manifold.
An isometry 𝜑 ∈Iso(𝑀,𝑔) is a 𝐶𝛼-diffeomorphism 𝜑 :𝑀 →𝑀 which preserves the metric, #m/def/geo/diff
i.e. the pullback 𝜑∗𝑔𝑎𝑏 satisfyies 𝜑∗𝑔𝑎𝑏 =𝑔𝑎𝑏.
The isometries form a Lie group Iso(𝑀,𝑔),
whose corresponding Lie algebra 𝔦𝔰𝔬(𝑀,𝑔) consists of Killing fields.
Proof
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