The role of \(\mathrm{Spin}(9)\) in octonionic geometry (Q2305941)

Summary: Starting from the 2001 Thomas Friedrich's work on \(\mathrm{Spin}(9)\), we review some interactions between \(\mathrm{Spin}(9)\) and geometries related to octonions. Several topics are discussed in this respect: explicit descriptions of the \(\mathrm{Spin}(9)\) canonical 8-form and its analogies with quaternionic geometry as well as the role of \(\mathrm{Spin}(9)\) both in the classical problems of vector fields on spheres and in the geometry of the octonionic Hopf fibration. Next, we deal with locally conformally parallel \(\mathrm{Spin}(9)\) manifolds in the framework of intrinsic torsion. Finally, we discuss applications of Clifford systems and Clifford structures to Cayley-Rosenfeld planes and to three series of Grassmannians.