The double Cayley Grassmannian (Q2168342)

In complex algebraic geometry, projective symmetric varieties of Picard number one have been classified in [\textit{A. Ruzzi}, Transform. Groups 15, No. 1, 201--226 (2010; Zbl 1194.14071)]. In this classification, the Cayley Grassmannian \(CG\) and the double Cayley Grassmannian \(DG\) are of their own interest, partially because of their close relation with the exception Lie group \(G_2\). The author studies in this article the geometric properties of the double Cayley Grassmannian \(DG\), in parallel with the properties of Cayley Grassmannian \(CG\) studied in [\textit{L. Manivel}, J. Algebra 503, 277--298 (2018; Zbl 1423.14293)]. The author finds that the double Cayley Grassmannian \(DG\) exhibits the very same properties with the Cayley Grassmannian \(CG\), in a certain ``double'' form. Finally, it is proved that the double Cayley Grassmannian is infinitesimally rigid. This implies that all the smooth projective symmetric varieties of Picard number one are infinitesimally rigid.