Solution

ID: past-exam-of-the-mathematics-course-of-the-university-of-cambridge/2012/iii/paper-56/2/e/solution

Let , which is constant by the preceding argument. Substitution into geodesic deviation gives
using and the established orthogonality. With , metric compatibility yields and
Therefore
Both and are orthogonal to , so their squared norms are nonnegative. The minus sign in this conserved deviation energy in constant curvature reflects , rather than an ordinary oscillator when .

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