Killing forms on symmetric spaces (Q2490921)

The authors prove that if a symmetric space \(M\) of compact type carries a non-parallel Killing \(p\)-form \( p\geq 2\), then the universal cover \(\widetilde{M}\) is either a round sphere or has a factor isometric to a round sphere in its de Rham decomposition. Then, taking into account that a Killing form on a product splits as a product of Killing forms on the factors [cf. \textit{A. Moroianu} and \textit{U. Semmelmann}, math. DG/0407063 (2004)] they obtain a complete description of all Killing forms on locally symmetric spaces of compact type.