Hodge Duals in Spherical Compactifications
Abstract
We present a general formalism for computing the Hodge dual of differential forms in arbitrary dimensions subject to a spherical constraint. This problem arises naturally in Kaluza-Klein compactifications, where sphere reductions demand careful treatment of differential forms constrained to lie on embedded submanifolds. We derive an explicit expression for the Hodge dual of a -form in the presence of such constraints and validate our general ansatz through illustrative examples in three dimensions, including both flat and diagonal metric backgrounds. The resulting framework offers a systematic and practical tool for handling constrained Hodge duals, with direct applications to consistent truncations in supergravity and string theory compactifications.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2507.06324,
title = {Hodge Duals in Spherical Compactifications},
author = {Arash Azizi},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.06324},
year = {2025}
}
Comments
13 pages, PRD version