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Coclosed $G_2$-structures on $\text{SU}(2)^2$-invariant cohomogeneity one manifolds

Differential Geometry 2024-12-06 v3

Abstract

We consider two different SU(2)2\text{SU}(2)^2-invariant cohomogeneity one manifolds, one non-compact M=R4×S3M=\mathbb{R}^4 \times S^3 and one compact M=S4×S3M=S^4 \times S^3, and study the existence of coclosed SU(2)2\text{SU}(2)^2-invariant G2G_2-structures constructed from half-flat SU(3)\text{SU}(3)-structures. For R4×S3\mathbb{R}^4 \times S^3, we prove the existence of a family of coclosed (but not necessarily torsion-free) G2G_2-structures which is given by three smooth functions satisfying certain boundary conditions around the singular orbit and a non-zero parameter. Moreover, any coclosed G2G_2-structure constructed from a half-flat SU(3)\text{SU}(3)-structure is in this family. For S4×S3S^4 \times S^3, we prove that there are no SU(2)2\text{SU}(2)^2-invariant coclosed G2G_2-structures constructed from half-flat SU(3)\text{SU}(3)-structures.

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@article{arxiv.2209.02761,
  title  = {Coclosed $G_2$-structures on $\text{SU}(2)^2$-invariant cohomogeneity one manifolds},
  author = {Izar Alonso},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2209.02761},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

22 pages. v3: minor changes, accepted version for Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry