Spin(7)-manifolds with parallel torsion form
Differential Geometry
2010-07-21 v3 Mathematical Physics
math.MP
Abstract
Any Spin(7)-manifold admits a metric connection \nabla^c with totally skew-symmetric torsion T^c preserving the underlying structure. We classify those with \nabla^c-parallel T^c\neq0 and non-Abelian isotropy algebra iso(T^c)<spin(7). These are isometric to either Riemannian products or homogeneous naturally reductive spaces, each admitting two \nabla^c-parallel spinor fields.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0807.4875,
title = {Spin(7)-manifolds with parallel torsion form},
author = {Christof Puhle},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0807.4875},
year = {2010}
}
Comments
16 pages, minor revision