Abstract
We prove that an isometric action of a compact Lie group on a compact symmetric space is variationally complete if and only if it is hyperpolar.
Citation
Claudio Gorodski. Gudlaugur Thorbergsson. "Variationally Complete Actions on Compact Symmetric Spaces." J. Differential Geom. 62 (1) 39 - 48, September, 2002. https://doi.org/10.4310/jdg/1090425528
Information
Published: September, 2002
First available in Project Euclid: 21 July 2004
zbMATH: 1071.53528
MathSciNet: MR1987376
Digital Object Identifier: 10.4310/jdg/1090425528
Rights: Copyright © 2002 Lehigh University
