Riemannian Geometry
Syllabus, Master's level, 1MA225
This course has been discontinued.
- Code
- 1MA225
- Education cycle
- Second cycle
- Main field(s) of study and in-depth level
- Mathematics A1N
- Grading system
- Fail (U), Pass (3), Pass with credit (4), Pass with distinction (5)
- Finalised by
- The Faculty Board of Science and Technology, 31 May 2013
- Responsible department
- Department of Mathematics
Entry requirements
Real Analysis, Ordinary Differential Equations I
Learning outcomes
In order to pass the course the student should be able to
- define the various geometrical and algebraic concepts that are introduced in the course, and be able to use and interpret them in specific examples;
- use and formulate central theorems in Riemannian geometry and Topology, and be able to give an account of their proofs.
- use the theory, methods and techniques of the course to solve problems.
Content
Parallel transport: connections, covariant derivative, curvature. The Yang-Mill functional, Levi-Cevita connections. Geodesics: first and second variations of arc length, Jacobi fields, conjugate points, comparison theorems. The fundamental group, the theorem of Seifert-van Kampen, existence theorems of geodesics, spaces of curves in Riemannian manifolds.
Instruction
Lectures and problem solving sessions.
Assessment
Written examination at the end of the course combined with assignments given during the course.
Other directives
The course may not be included in the same higher education qualification as Riemannian Geometry (1MA093).