Invariant \(f\)-structures on the flag manifolds \(\mathrm{SO}(n)/\mathrm{SO}(2)\times \mathrm{SO}(n - 3)\) (Q2468973)

Let \(G\) be a connected Lie group, and \(\Phi\) an automorphism of it. Denote by \(G^\Phi\) the subgroup consisting of all fixed points of \(\Phi\) and by \(G_0^\Phi\) the identity component of \(G^\Phi\). Suppose a closed subgroup \(H\) of \(G\) satisfies the condition \(G_0^\Phi\subset H \subset G^\Phi\). Then \(G/H\) is called a homogeneous \(\Phi\)-space. A \(\Phi\)-space is called homogeneous \(k\)-symmetric, if \(\Phi^k=id\). In this article the authors consider the manifold of oriented flags \(\text{SO}(n)/\text{SO}(2)\times \text{SO}(n-3)\), \(n\geq 4\), as 4- and 6-symmetric spaces and indicate characteristic conditions for invariant Riemannian metrics under which the canonical \(f\)-structures on these homogeneous \(\Phi\)-spaces belong to the classes Killf, NKf and G\(_1\)f of generalized Hermitian geometry. In the first part of this article basic results related to homogeneous regular \(\Phi\)-spaces and canonical affinor structures on them are collected. Then, the basic concepts of generalized Hermitian geometry are given and the special classes of metric \(f\)-structures such as Killf, NKf and G\(_1\)f are considered. The authors describe manifolds of oriented flags of the form \(\text{SO}(n)/\text{SO}(2)\times \cdots \times \text{SO}(2) \times \text{SO}(n-2m-1)\) and construct inner automorphisms by which they can be generated. The spaces \(\text{SO}(n)/\text{SO}(2)\times \text{SO}(n-3)\), \(n\geq 4\), are studied in more detail as 4- and 6-symmetric spaces.