Some conformal and projective scalar invariants of Riemannian manifolds (Q2460494)

Let \((M, g)\) be a Riemannian manifold of dimension \(n\geq 2\) and denote by \(\Omega^r(M,\mathbb R)\) the vector space of differential \(r\)-forms on \((M, g)\). In this paper, the author considers three subspaces of \(\Omega^r(M,\mathbb R)\); namely, the subspace \(T^r(M,\mathbb R)\) of conformal Killing differential \(r\)-forms, the subspace \(K^r(M,\mathbb R)\) of coclosed conformal Killing differential \(r\)-forms, and the subspace \(P^r(M,\mathbb R)\) of closed conformal Killing differential \(r\)-forms. For \((M,g)\) closed and oriented, the finite dimensionality of these subspaces follows from results established in an earlier paper, \textit{S. E. Stepanov} [Mat. Zametki 76, No. 3, 452--458 (2004, Zbl 1072.58012)]. Let \(t_r = \dim T^r(M,\mathbb R)\), \(k_r = \dim K^r(M,\mathbb R)\), and \(p_r = \dim P^r(M,\mathbb R)\). In this note, the author shows that the numbers \(t_r\) are conformal scalar invariants of the manifold, while the numbers \(k_r\) and \(p_r\) are projective scalar invariants, and that they are dual in the sense that \(t_r=t_{n-r}\) and \(k_r=p_{n-r}\). An explicit expression for a conformal Killing \(r\)-form on a conformally flat Riemannian \(n\)-manifold is also given.