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Holonomy of K-contact sub-Riemannian manifolds

Differential Geometry 2025-09-08 v2

Abstract

It is shown that the horizontal holonomy group of a K-contact sub-Riemannian manifold either coincides with the holonomy group of a Riemannian manifold, or it is a codimension-one normal subgroup of the later group. The question of existence of parallel horizontal spinors, examples, and consequences are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2502.07543,
  title  = {Holonomy of K-contact sub-Riemannian manifolds},
  author = {Anton S. Galaev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2502.07543},
  year   = {2025}
}

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15 pages; the final version accepted for publication in Annali di Matematica Pura ed Applicata (1923 -)