Color algebras and affine connections on \(S^ 6\) (Q1188281)

The color algebra over the complex numbers was defined by \textit{G. Domokos} and \textit{S. Kövesi-Domokos} [J. Math. Phys. 19, 1477-1481 (1978; Zbl 0384.17001)] as a certain 7 dimensional algebra with a prescribed multiplication. From this the authors define a split vector color algebra and a color algebra over an arbitrary field \(F\) of characteristic not 2. Also, given a Lie algebra \(L\) and a subalgebra \(H\), the pair \((L,H)\) is called a reductive pair if there exists a subspace \(M\) of \(L\) such that \(L=M\oplus H\) and \([H,M]\leq M\). \(H\) is called a reductive subalgebra of \(L\). A multiplication on \(M\) is defined for all \(x,y\in M\). The resulting algebra is called the reductive algebra associated with \(L=M\oplus H\). Let \(L=G_ 2\) and \(H=A_ 2\). It is shown that an algebra defined on \(M\) is isomorphic to the reductive algebra associated with \(L=M\oplus H\) if and only if \(M\) is isomorphic to a vector color algebra over \(F\) of dimension 6. This is applied to show that all affine connections on the sphere \(S^ 6=G_ 2/SU(3)\) having zero torsion are the canonical connections of the first kind and are determined by the unique compact real vector color algebra of dimension 6.