On geodesic mappings of symmetric pairs

Abstract

The paper treats properties of pseudo-Riemannian spaces admitting non-trivial geodesic mappings. A symmetric pair of pseudo-Riemannian spaces is a pair of spaces with coinciding values of covariant derivatives for their Riemann tensors. It is proved that the symmetric pair of pseudo-Riemannian spaces, which are not spaces of constant curvatures, are defined unequivocally by their geodesic lines. The research is carried out locally, using tensors, with no restrictions to the sign of the metric tensor and the signature of a space.