Two Natural Conditions
We impose two natural conditions. The first is that the induced connexion ∇ and the induced volume form ω be compatible, i.e. ∇ω ≡ 0. This means that ∇Xω = 0 for all X ∈ Ψ(M). In other words, if we parallel transport the vectors X1,…,Xn along some curve in M, with respect to the connexion ∇, then the volume spanned by X1,…,Xn, with respect to the volume form ω, does not change. A direct calculation shows that ∇Xω = τ(X)ω and so ∇Xω = 0 for all X ∈ Ψ(M) if, and only if, τ ≡ 0, i.e. DXξ ∈ Ψ(M) for all X ∈ Ψ(M). This means that the derivative of ξ, in a tangent direction X, with respect to D always yields a, possibly zero, tangent vector to M. The second condition is that the two volume forms ω and ν coincide, i.e. ω ≡ ν.
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