Spin(7) and generalized SO(8) instantons in eight dimensions

DOI10.1016/J.NUCLPHYSB.2022.115666MaRDI QIDQ2075552zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors A. V. Smilga

Publication date 14 February 2022

Published in Nuclear Physics B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2102.07415

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of vector bundles and moduli spaces in mathematical physics (twistor theory, instantons, quantum field theory) (14D21) Homotopy theory and fundamental groups in algebraic geometry (14F35) Homotopy groups of wedges, joins, and simple spaces (55Q20) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in mechanics of particles and systems (70S15) Kaluza-Klein and other higher-dimensional theories (83E15)

Abstract: We present a simple compact formula for a topologically nontrivial map $S^{7}oSpin(7)$ associated with the fiber bundle $Spin(7)stackrel{G}_{2}o{S}^7$. The homotopy group $p{i}_7[Spin(7)]=mathbbZ$ brings about the topologically nontrivial 8-dimensional gauge field configurations that belong to the algebra $spin(7)$. The instantons are special such configurations that minimize the functional $intmTrFwedgeFwedgestar(FwedgeF)$ and satisfy non-linear self-duality conditions, $FwedgeF=pmstar(FwedgeF)$. $Spin(7)subsetSO(8)$, and $Spin(7)$ instantons represent simultaneously $SO(8)$ instantons of a new type. The relevant homotopy is $p{i}_7[SO(8)]=mathbbZimesmathbbZ$, which implies the existence of two different topological charges. This also holds for all groups $SO(4n)$ with integer $n$. We present explicit expressions for two topological charges and calculate their values for the conventional 4-dimensional and 8-dimensional instantons and also for the 8-dimensional instantons of the new type. Similar constructions for other algebras in different dimensions are briefly discussed.

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