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Lecture Notes for 120 - UCLA Department of Mathematics

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7.6. THE UPPER HALF PLANE 168<br />

so<br />

so<br />

so<br />

h 2 +1= r2<br />

v 2<br />

✓ ◆ 2 dv<br />

+1= r2<br />

du v 2<br />

r<br />

dv r<br />

du = ± 2<br />

v 2 1<br />

p<br />

r<br />

2<br />

v<br />

= ±<br />

2<br />

v 2<br />

Even though this is a separable equation and the integrals involved can be computed<br />

it is still a mess to sort out. The answer however is fairly simple:<br />

q<br />

v = r 2 (u u 0 ) 2 .<br />

In other words the geodesics are either vertical lines or semicircles whose center is<br />

on the u axis. As these are precisely the curves that are fixed by mirror symmetries<br />

in vertical lines or inversions this should not be a big surprise.<br />

7.6.3. Curvature <strong>of</strong> H. Having just computed the Christ<strong>of</strong>fel symbols<br />

u<br />

uu = 1 @g 2 guu uu<br />

@u =0<br />

v<br />

uu =<br />

1 @g 2 gvv uu<br />

@v<br />

= 1 v<br />

v<br />

vv = 1 @g 2 gvv vv<br />

u<br />

vv =<br />

@v = 1 v<br />

1 @g 2 guu vv<br />

@u =0<br />

u<br />

uv = 1 @g 2 guu uu<br />

@v = 1 v<br />

v<br />

uv = 1 @g 2 gvv vv<br />

@u =0<br />

it is now also possible to calculate the Riemannian curvature tensor<br />

@ u vu<br />

Rvvu u = @ u vv<br />

@u @v + u vv u uu + v vv u uv ( u vu u vu + v vu u vv)<br />

1<br />

✓ ◆✓ ◆ ✓ ◆<br />

@ 2<br />

v 1 1 1<br />

= 0 +0+<br />

+0!<br />

@v<br />

v v v<br />

1<br />

=<br />

v 2<br />

and the Gauss curvature<br />

K = Ru vvu<br />

g vv<br />

= 1<br />

7.6.4. Con<strong>for</strong>mal Picture. Triangles and angle sum. Parallel lines.

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