Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This work establishes a complete algebraic classification of hypersurfaces with totally symmetric cubic form, including the Codazzi, parallel, and totally geodesic cases, on the 4-dimensional 3-step nilpotent Lie group Nil4 endowed with six left-invariant Lorentzian metrics. Combined with prior results, we achieve a complete classification of such hypersurfaces on 4-dimensional nilpotent Lie groups. The core of our approach lies in the explicit derivation and solution of the Codazzi tensor equations, which directly leads to the construction of these hypersurfaces and provides their explicit parametrizations. Our main results establish the existence of Codazzi hypersurfaces on Nil4, demonstrate the non-existence of totally geodesic hypersurfaces, specify the algebraic condition for a Codazzi hypersurface to become parallel, and provide their explicit parametrizations. This observation highlights fundamental differences between Lorentzian and Riemannian settings within hypersurface theory. This work thus clarifies the distinct geometric properties inherent to the Lorentzian cases on nilpotent Lie groups.
Source: Symmetry
DOI: 10.3390/sym17111979
Authors: Guixian Huang, Jinguo Jiang
Institution: Guangdong University of Technology
Language: English
Subfield: Astronomy and Astrophysics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,896
OpenAlex ID: W4416344331