
Summary: \textit{O. Kowalski} and \textit{J. Szenthe} [Geom. Dedicata 81, No. 1-3, 209--214 (2000; Zbl 0980.53061), Erratum ibid. 84, 331--332 (2001)] proved that each homogeneous Riemannian manifold \((M, g)\) admits at least one homogeneous geodesic, i.e., a geodesic which is an orbit of a one-parameter group of isometries. In the present article we show that, for each dimension \(n\geq 4\), there is an \(n\)-dimensional (solvable) Lie group with a left-invariant metric which admits exactly one homogeneous geodesic through each point, up to a parametrization. Hence the result from O. Kowalski and J. Szenthe cannot be improved, in general.
geodesics as orbits, Differential geometry of homogeneous manifolds, Riemannian manifold, Geodesics in global differential geometry, Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching, Lie group
geodesics as orbits, Differential geometry of homogeneous manifolds, Riemannian manifold, Geodesics in global differential geometry, Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching, Lie group
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