Publications [#146224] of Robert L Bryant

Papers Published

1. with G. Manno, V. Matveev, A solution of a problem of Sophus Lie: Normal forms of 2-dimensional metrics admitting two projective vector fields, Mathematische Annalen, vol. 340 no. 2 (Spring, 2008), pp. 437--463
   (last updated on 2008/05/16)

   Abstract:
   We give a complete list of normal forms for the 2-dimensional metrics that admit a transitive Lie pseudogroup of geodesic-preserving transformations and we show that these normal forms are mutually non-isometric. This solves a problem posed by Sophus Lie.