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Integral geometry of exceptional spheres

Differential Geometry 2018-11-06 v2 Metric Geometry

Abstract

The algebras of valuations on S6S^6 and S7S^7 invariant under the actions of G2\mathrm G_2 and Spin(7)\mathrm{Spin}(7) are shown to be isomorphic to the algebra of translation-invariant valuations on the tangent space at a point invariant under the action of the isotropy group. This is in analogy with the cases of real and complex space forms, suggesting the possibility that the same phenomenon holds in all Riemannian isotropic spaces. Based on the description of the algebras the full array of kinematic formulas for invariant valuations and curvature measures in S6S^6 and S7S^7 is computed. A key technical point is an extension of the classical theorems of Klain and Schneider on simple valuations.

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@article{arxiv.1708.05861,
  title  = {Integral geometry of exceptional spheres},
  author = {Gil Solanes and Thomas Wannerer},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1708.05861},
  year   = {2018}
}
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