Harmonic forms on conformal Euclidean manifolds: the Clifford multivector approach (Q430757)

The author studies harmonic differential forms applying tools from Clifford analysis. The main result gives the counterparts of the operators \(d\) and \(d^{\ast }\) for \(k\)-multivectors on conformal Riemannian manifolds. Using these operators the author defines a Dirac type operator. This Dirac type operator is computed for \(k\)-vectors in the Poincaré upper half space model, and the result is the modified Dirac operator \(M_{k}\) defined by \textit{S.-L. Eriksson} [in: Progress in analysis: Proceedings of the 3rd International ISAAC Congress, 337--348 (2003)]. A slightly misleading statement in the paper is that the operators \(M_{k}\) are defined by \textit{S.-L. Eriksson} and \textit{H. Leutwiler} in [in: Proceedings of Clifford algebras and inverse problems (Tampere 2008), Research Report 90 of Tampere University of Technology, Institute of Mathematics (2009)]. Also the Dirac type operator is computed in the Poincaré ball model. Results concerning the corresponding second order operators are stated. Another approach to the theory of differential forms using Clifford algebras in the Euclidean space is studied by \textit{F. Brackx, R. Delanghe} and \textit{F. Sommen} in [Cubo 7, No. 2, 139--169 (2005; Zbl 1105.58002)].