Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
1895213 | Journal of Geometry and Physics | 2006 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Killing forms on Riemannian manifolds are differential forms whose covariant derivative is totally skew-symmetric. We prove that on a compact manifold with holonomy G2G2 or Spin7Spin7 any Killing form has to be parallel. The main tool is a universal Weitzenböck formula. We show, how such a formula can be obtained for any given holonomy group and any representation defining a vector bundle.
Related Topics
Physical Sciences and Engineering
Mathematics
Mathematical Physics
Authors
Uwe Semmelmann,