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Riemannian Geometry

This document proposes a new course on Riemannian Geometry. The 4 credit, second year course would cover topics like Riemannian metrics, connections, geodesics, curvature, and their applications to geometry and topology over 56 lecture hours. Prerequisites include Introduction to Differential Manifolds. The course aims to provide students a deep understanding of modern Riemannian geometry and its role in physics. Recommended textbooks and references are also listed.

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Riemannian Geometry

This document proposes a new course on Riemannian Geometry. The 4 credit, second year course would cover topics like Riemannian metrics, connections, geodesics, curvature, and their applications to geometry and topology over 56 lecture hours. Prerequisites include Introduction to Differential Manifolds. The course aims to provide students a deep understanding of modern Riemannian geometry and its role in physics. Recommended textbooks and references are also listed.

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INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PALAKKAD
Proforma for proposing course (New)

Course Code and MA6*** Riemannian Geometry


Title
Year 2 4
Programme MSc Semester
of
study
Course credit 4-0-0-4
Course category PSE
Prerequisite, if any Introduction to Differential Manifolds
Consent of teacher, if
Required
required
Date of
Date of proposal 08/10/2022
Senate
Approval
Proposing faculty Jaikrishnan J

Course Content

Lecture
S/ Topic
(hours)
N
8
Definition and examples of Riemannian metrics, Model Riemannian
1 manifolds

12
Connections,, Geodesics, Parallel Transport, Levi-Civita Connection,
2 Exponential map, Tubular Neighborhoods

6
Geodesics, Completeness and the Hopf–Rinow theorem
3

10
The curvature tensor, Ricci and Scalar curvature, Weyl tensor, The
4 second fundamental form, hypersurfaces, sectional curvature

The Gauss–Bonnet theorem 4


5
6
The Jacobi equation, second variational formula, cut points

Jacobi fields, Hessians and Riccati equation, Comparison theory, Curvature 10


and Topology, Cartan–Hadamard theorem, Global results of Riemannian
7 geometry

TOTAL 56

Learning Outcomes: This is an advanced elective that is a followup to the course on Differentiable
Manifolds. Students will be equipped with a deep understanding of the modern formulation of
Riemannian geometry which has become an integral part of modern physics.

Text Books
1. John M Lee, Introduction to Riemannian Manifolds. Springer, ISBN:978-3-319-91754-2

2. William M. Boothby, An Introduction to Differentiable Manifolds and Riemannian Geometry.


Academic press, 1986, ISBN:9780080874395, 0080874398

3. S. Kumaresan, A Course in Differential Geometry and Lie Groups. Vol. 22. Springer, 2002.
ISBN:9789386279088, 9386279088.

References
1. Jeffrey Lee, Manifolds and Differential Geometry, American Mathematical Society, 2009.
ISBN: 9780821848159, 0821848151
2. Loring W. Tu, Differential Geometry, Springer, 2017, Volume 275
ISBN : 978-3-319-55082-4
3. Walter A. Poor, Differential geometric structures. Dover; Reprint edition, 2007, ISBN: 978-
0486458441
4. Do Carmo, Manfredo Perdigao, and J. Flaherty Francis. Riemannian geometry. Vol. 6. Boston:
Birkhä user, 1992.
5. Petersen, Peter. Riemannian geometry. Vol. 171. New York: Springer, 2006.
6. Gallot, Sylvestre, Dominique Hulin, and Jacques Lafontaine. Riemannian Geometry. Springer
Science & Business Media, 2012.

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