Asymptotically Euclidean manifolds and twistor spinors (Q1265477)

The paper under review continues the considerations of the authors on twistor-spinors initiated mainly by investigations of \textit{A. Lichnerowicz} [Lett. Math. Phys. 18, 333-345 (1989; Zbl 0685.53017); J. Geom. Phys. 5, 1-18 (1988; Zbl 0678.53018)] and \textit{Th. Friedrich} [Suppl. Rend. Circ. Mat. Palermo, II. Ser. 22, 59-75 (1990; Zbl 0703.53012); with \textit{O. Pokorna}, ibid. 26, 149-154 (1991; Zbl 0760.53033)]. In [\textit{W. Kühnel} and \textit{H.-B. Rademacher}, Int. J. Math. 5, 877-895 (1994; Zbl 0818.53054)], the authors proved that a Riemannian spin manifold admitting a nontrivial twistor-spinor with zeros and with nontrivial associated conformal field is conformally flat. In the present paper, all Riemannian spin manifolds carrying a twistor-spinor with at least one zero are classified. In particular, outside the zero set the metric is conformal to either a flat metric or a Ricci flat and locally irreducible metric. Furthermore, using the Berger-Simons holonomy classification, one obtains that the dimension of the manifold is either even or 7.