Noncommutative Riemannian geometry of the alternating group A₄

DOI10.1016/S0393-0440(01)00089-4MaRDI QIDQ1603281zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors R. Smith

Publication date 11 July 2002

Published in Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0107216

zbMATH Keywords

alternating groupnoncommutative Riemannian geometryquantum groups

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Noncommutative differential geometry (46L87) Geometry of quantum groups (58B32) Quantum groups and related algebraic methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R50)

Abstract: We study the noncommutative Riemannian geometry of the alternating group $A_4=(Z_{2}imes{Z}_2)cross{Z}_3$ using a recent formulation for finite groups. We find a unique `Levi-Civita' connection for the invariant metric, and find that it has Ricci-flat but nonzero Riemann curvature. We show that it is the unique Ricci-flat connection on $A_4$ with the standard framing (we solve the vacuum Einstein's equation). We also propose a natural Dirac operator for the associated spin connection and solve the Dirac equation. Some of our results hold for any finite group equipped with a cyclic conjugacy class of 4 elements. In this case the exterior algebra $Omega(A_4)$ has dimensions $1:4:8:11:12:12:11:8:4:1$ with top-form 9-dimensional. We also find the noncommutative cohomology $H^1(A_4)=C$.

Review text

The authors work out in detail an example illustrating a constructive approach to noncommutative Riemannian geometry based on quantum groups and developed in [\textit{S. Majid}, J. Geom. Phys. 30, 113-146 (1999; Zbl 0940.58004) and Commun. Math. Phys. 225, 131-170 (2002; Zbl 0999.58004)]. Within this formalism one can equip finite sets with the Riemannian manifold structure. It is shown that the alternating group \({\mathcal A}_4\) has a Riemannian structure in this sense. A natural invariant metric with unique Levi-Civita connection which is Ricci flat but has non-zero Riemannian curvature is found. By this means vacuum Einstein's equations on \({\mathcal A}_4\) are solved. A Dirac operator for associated spin connection is proposed and the Dirac equation is solved. The exterior algebra of \({\mathcal A}_4\) is also studied, and the corresponding first (noncommutative de Rham) cohomology group of \({\mathcal A}_4\) is shown to be equal to \(\mathbb C\).

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