On twisted Riemannian extensions associated with Szabó metrics

Abstract: Let $M$ be an $n$-dimensional manifold with a torsion free affine connection $\nabla$ and let $T^*M$ be the cotangent bundle. In this paper, we consider some of the geometrical aspect of a twisted Riemannian extension which provide a link between the affine geometry of $(M,\nabla)$ and the neutral signature pseudo-Riemannian geometry of $T^*M$. We investigate the spectral geometry of the Szab\'o operator on $M$ and on $T^*M$.