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Osserman manifolds of dimension 8

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

For a Riemannian manifold MnM^n with the curvature tensor RR, the Jacobi operator RXR_X is defined by RXY=R(X,Y)XR_XY = R(X,Y)X. The manifold MnM^n is called {\it pointwise Osserman} if, for every pMnp \in M^n, the eigenvalues of the Jacobi operator RXR_X do not depend of a unit vector XTpMnX \in T_pM^n, and is called {\it globally Osserman} if they do not depend of the point pp either. R. Osserman conjectured that globally Osserman manifolds are flat or rank-one symmetric. This Conjecture is true for manifolds of dimension n8,16n \ne 8, 16. Here we prove the Osserman Conjecture and its pointwise version for 8-dimensional manifolds.

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@article{arxiv.math/0310387,
  title  = {Osserman manifolds of dimension 8},
  author = {Y. Nikolayevsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0310387},
  year   = {2007}
}

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