Given a compact, connected Lie group G of diffeomorphisms on a manifold M, how to construct a Riemannian metric on M such that elements of G are isometries of M?
Isometries from Diffeomorphisms
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differential-geometry
manifolds
lie-groups
riemannian-geometry
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3Fix any Riemann metric on $M$ and average it over the action of $G$. – 2012-12-04
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0I need compactness for the Haar measure. But can't I do without connectedness? – 2012-12-04
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0Connectedness is irrelevant. A compact Lie group has a Haar measure. Just average any Riemann metric over $G$ wrt that measure. – 2012-12-07