On a new family of complete \(G_2\)-holonomy Riemannian metrics on \(S^3\times\mathbb R^4\) (Q359363)

In Berger's list of irreducible holonomy groups for non-symmetric Riemannian spaces there occurs in dimension 7 the exotic group \(G_2\subset \mathrm{SO}(7)\). It is interesting to construct compact or complete Riemannian \(7\)-manifolds with this holonomy group \(G_2\). In the current work the cone metric over \(S^3\times S^3\) with bi-invariant metric is deformed in such a way that the conic singularity can be smoothly resolved. This deformation is determined by two functions in the radial coordinate of the cone. Then the existence of a parallel \(G_2\)-form for the deformation is expressed by a certain non-linear ODE for the two functions. The author proves the existence of new solutions for this system of ODE's; thus obtaining a one-parameter family of complete \(G_2\)-metrics on \(S^3\times\mathbb R^4\) (which contains particular solutions discussed before in the literature).