Orthogonal almost-complex structures of minimal energy (Q2454830)

The authors seek orthogonal almost-complex structurs \(J\) of minimal energy functional on a compact conformally flat Riemannian manifold \((M^{2n}, g)\). More precisely, by applying the Bochner-type integral formula obtained earlier by the fire first two authors [Differ. Geom. Appl. 15, No. 3, 265--286 (2001; Zbl 1036.53015)] and by the second author [Geom. Dedicata 79, No. 2, 205--218 (2000; Zbl 0961.53041)], they show that on a compact conformally flat Riemannian manifold certain types of orthogonal almost-complex structure, give the absolute minimum for the energy \(E(\omega)\), \(\omega\) being the Kähler form associated to such a structure. Particularly, it is proved that the standard orthogonal almost-complex structure on the 6-sphere \(S^6\) equipped with its standard metric is an energy minimizer. Also, they extend these results to \(G_2\)- and \(\text{Spin}_7\)-structures.