On the DeWitt metric
type: Item
instance of: scholarly article
title: On the DeWitt metric
zbMATH Open document ID: 0674.58012
DOI: 10.1016/0393-0440(87)90004-0
author: Osmo Pekonen
published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics
publication date: 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z
review text: The following topics on the DeWitt metrics on the space of Riemannian metrics of a compact manifold are treated: DeWitt metric as a critical metric, horizontal vector fields, Killing vector fields. A potential link to superspace topology is discussed.
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 58D17
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 58B10
zbMATH DE Number: 4104028
zbMATH Keywords: space of Riemannian metrics
zbMATH Keywords: DeWitt metric
zbMATH Keywords: superspace
reviewed by: Mihai Anastasiei
MaRDI profile type: Publication
full work available at URL: 0393-0440(87)90004-0
OpenAlex ID: W2069878675
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description: scientific article; zbMATH DE number 4104028