Definition:Isometry (Riemannian Manifolds)

This page is about isometry in the context of Riemannian manifolds. For other uses, see isometry.

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Definition

Let $\struct {M, g}$ and $\struct {\tilde M, \tilde g}$ be Riemannian manifolds with Riemannian metrics $g$ and $\tilde g$ respectively.

Let the mapping $\phi : M \to \tilde M$ be a diffeomorphism such that:

$\phi^* \tilde g = g$

Then $\phi$ is called an isometry from $\struct {M, g}$ to $\struct {\tilde M, \tilde g}$.

Also see

• Results about isometries in the context of Riemannian manifolds can be found here.

Sources

• 2018: John M. Lee: Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $\S 2$: Riemannian Metrics. Definitions