Classification of closed conformally flat Lorentzian manifolds with unipotent holonomy

Abstract We classify closed, conformally flat Lorentzian manifolds of dimension with unipotent holonomy in PO(2,n). They are all Kleinian and fall into four different geometric types according to the intersection of the image of the developing map with a holonomy‐invariant isotropic flag. They are homeomorphic to or to a nilmanifold of degree at most three, up to a finite cover. We classify those admitting an essential conformal flow; these fall into two geometric types, both homeomorphic to up to finite cover.

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Journal of Topology
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2026-06-30
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https://doi.org/10.1112/topo.70085
Primary Topic
Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows
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Classification of closed conformally flat Lorentzian manifolds with unipotent holonomy

Karin Melnick, Rachel Lee
Journal of Topology
Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows
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Classification of closed conformally flat Lorentzian manifolds with unipotent holonomy

Karin Melnick, Rachel Lee
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Abstract

Abstract We classify closed, conformally flat Lorentzian manifolds of dimension with unipotent holonomy in PO(2,n). They are all Kleinian and fall into four different geometric types according to the intersection of the image of the developing map with a holonomy‐invariant isotropic flag. They are homeomorphic to or to a nilmanifold of degree at most three, up to a finite cover. We classify those admitting an essential conformal flow; these fall into two geometric types, both homeomorphic to up to finite cover.

Journal of TopologyVol. 19(3)
University of Luxembourg (LU), University of Maryland, College Park (US)
National Science Foundation
Openalex Percentile: Top 99%
Geometric Analysis and Curvature Flows
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