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Daniele Tampieri
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Yes. Let $\gamma$ be the geodesic from $x$ to $y$. The defining equation $\nabla_{\gamma^\prime}\gamma^\prime=0$ implies that parallel transport along $\gamma$ maps the tangent vector $\gamma^\prime_x$ to the tangent vector $\gamma^\prime_y$. But the first is a multiple of $log_yx$$\log_yx$ and the second is a multiple of $-log_xy$$-\log_xy$. Since parallel transport preserves length of vectors, and since $\parallel log_xy\parallel=d(x,y)=d(y,x)=\parallel log_yx\parallel$$\|\log_xy\|=d(x,y)=d(y,x)=\|\log_yx\|$, your claim follows.

Yes. Let $\gamma$ be the geodesic from $x$ to $y$. The defining equation $\nabla_{\gamma^\prime}\gamma^\prime=0$ implies that parallel transport along $\gamma$ maps the tangent vector $\gamma^\prime_x$ to the tangent vector $\gamma^\prime_y$. But the first is a multiple of $log_yx$ and the second is a multiple of $-log_xy$. Since parallel transport preserves length of vectors, and since $\parallel log_xy\parallel=d(x,y)=d(y,x)=\parallel log_yx\parallel$, your claim follows.

Yes. Let $\gamma$ be the geodesic from $x$ to $y$. The defining equation $\nabla_{\gamma^\prime}\gamma^\prime=0$ implies that parallel transport along $\gamma$ maps the tangent vector $\gamma^\prime_x$ to the tangent vector $\gamma^\prime_y$. But the first is a multiple of $\log_yx$ and the second is a multiple of $-\log_xy$. Since parallel transport preserves length of vectors, and since $\|\log_xy\|=d(x,y)=d(y,x)=\|\log_yx\|$, your claim follows.

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Yes. Let $\gamma$ be the geodesic from $x$ to $y$. More or less by definition theThe defining equation $\nabla_{\gamma^\prime}\gamma^\prime=0$ implies that parallel transport along $\gamma$ maps the tangent vector to $\gamma$ at $x$$\gamma^\prime_x$ to the tangent vector to $\gamma$ at $y$$\gamma^\prime_y$. But the first is a multiple of $log_yx$ and the second is a multiple of $-log_xy$. Since parallel transport preserves length of vectors, and since $\parallel log_xy\parallel=d(x,y)=d(y,x)=\parallel log_yx\parallel$, your claim follows.

Yes. Let $\gamma$ be the geodesic from $x$ to $y$. More or less by definition the parallel transport along $\gamma$ maps the tangent vector to $\gamma$ at $x$ to the tangent vector to $\gamma$ at $y$. But the first is a multiple of $log_yx$ and the second is a multiple of $-log_xy$. Since parallel transport preserves length of vectors, your claim follows.

Yes. Let $\gamma$ be the geodesic from $x$ to $y$. The defining equation $\nabla_{\gamma^\prime}\gamma^\prime=0$ implies that parallel transport along $\gamma$ maps the tangent vector $\gamma^\prime_x$ to the tangent vector $\gamma^\prime_y$. But the first is a multiple of $log_yx$ and the second is a multiple of $-log_xy$. Since parallel transport preserves length of vectors, and since $\parallel log_xy\parallel=d(x,y)=d(y,x)=\parallel log_yx\parallel$, your claim follows.

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Yes. Let $\gamma$ be the geodesic from $x$ to $y$. More or less by definition the parallel transport along $\gamma$ maps the tangent vector to $\gamma$ at $x$ to the tangent vector to $\gamma$ at $y$. But the first is a multiple of $log_yx$ and the second is a multiple of $-log_xy$. Since parallel transport preserves length of vectors, your claim follows.