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-Tema 1: The geodesic flow, the tangent bundle $TTM$, Jacobi fields+**Tema 1: The geodesic flow, the tangent bundle $TTM$, Jacobi fields**
  
  
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 for $\xi\in (TTM)_v$, $v\in TM$, we will define a decomposition of $\xi$ into its horizontal and vertical components. for $\xi\in (TTM)_v$, $v\in TM$, we will define a decomposition of $\xi$ into its horizontal and vertical components.
  
-Since $TM$ is fibered by vertical subspace, it is easy to define vertical vectors in $TTM$+Since $TM$ is fibered by vertical subspaces, it is easy to define vertical vectors in $TTM$
 (and horizontal components). (and horizontal components).
 Consider the natural projection $\pi:TM\to M$, $\pi(v)=\gamma_v(0)$, the basis point of $v$. Consider the natural projection $\pi:TM\to M$, $\pi(v)=\gamma_v(0)$, the basis point of $v$.
-Then $D\pi$ measures how much curves in $ TM$ move on $M$ (with respect to their base points).+Then $d\pi$ measures how much curves in $ TM$ move on $M$ (with respect to their base points).
  
-//Vertical vectors:// $\xi\in TTM$ is called a //vertical vector// if $\xi\in {\rm ker}(D\pi)$.+//Vertical vectors:// $\xi\in TTM$ is called a //vertical vector// if $\xi\in {\rm ker}(d\pi)$.
 Denote the vertical vectors at $(TTM)_v$ by $V(v)$. Denote the vertical vectors at $(TTM)_v$ by $V(v)$.
  
-Since $D\pi$ is surjective, each $V(v)$ has dimension $n$ and so+Since $d\pi$ is surjective, each $V(v)$ has dimension $n$ and so
 the space of vertical vectors is a subbundle of $TTM$ of dimension $n$. the space of vertical vectors is a subbundle of $TTM$ of dimension $n$.
-By definition, vertical vectors are those $\xi=X'(0)$ tangent to curves $X(t)$ whose basepoint does not move infinitesimally at $t=0$. As we will see, $D\pi(\xi)$ will represent the horizontal component of $\xi$,+By definition, vertical vectors are those $\xi=X'(0)$ tangent to curves $X(t)$ whose basepoint does not move infinitesimally at $t=0$. As we will see, $d\pi(\xi)$ will represent the horizontal component of $\xi$,
 so that $\xi$ is vertical iff its horizontal component is zero.  so that $\xi$ is vertical iff its horizontal component is zero. 
  
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