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Spin(7)-Manifolds and Multisymplectic Geometry

Differential Geometry 2022-01-12 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP Symplectic Geometry

Abstract

We utilize Spin(7) identities to prove that the Cayley four-form associated to a torsion-free Spin(7)-Structure is non-degenerate in the sense of multisymplectic geometry. Therefore, Spin(7) geometry may be treated as a special case of multisymplectic geometry. We then capitalize on this relationship to make statements about Hamiltonian multivector fields and differential forms associated to torsion-free Spin(7)-Structures.

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@article{arxiv.2110.05685,
  title  = {Spin(7)-Manifolds and Multisymplectic Geometry},
  author = {Aaron Kennon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2110.05685},
  year   = {2022}
}

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17 pages, no figures

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