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Para-quaternionic reduction

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

The pseudo-Riemannian manifold M=(M4n,g),n2M=(M^{4n},g), n \geq 2 is para-quaternionic K\" ahler if hol(M)sp(n,\RR)sp(1,\RR).hol(M) \subset sp(n, \RR) \oplus sp(1, \RR). If hol(M)sp(n,\RR),hol(M) \subset sp(n, \RR), than the manifold MM is called para-hyperK\" ahler. The other possible definitions of these manifolds use certain parallel para-quaternionic structures in \End(TM),\End (TM), similarly to the quaternionic case. In order to relate these different definitions we study para-quaternionic algebras in details. We describe the reduction method for the para-quaternionic K\" ahler and para-hyperK\" ahler manifolds and give some examples. The decomposition of a curvature tensor of the para-quaternionic type is also described.

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@article{arxiv.math/0304424,
  title  = {Para-quaternionic reduction},
  author = {Srdjan Vukmirovic},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0304424},
  year   = {2007}
}

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