How to find the holonomy algebra of a Lorentzian manifold

DOI10.1007/S11005-014-0741-YzbMATH Open1320.53055arXiv1110.1998OpenAlexW3102929501MaRDI QIDQ2255406FDOQ2255406

Authors: Anton Galaev 

Publication date: 16 February 2015

Published in: Letters in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Manifolds with exceptional holonomy play an important role in string theory, supergravity and M-theory. It is explained how one can find the holonomy algebra of an arbitrary Riemannian or Lorentzian manifold. Using the de~Rham and Wu decompositions, this problem is reduced to the case of locally indecomposable manifolds. In the case of locally indecomposable Riemannian manifolds, it is known that the holonomy algebra can be found from the analysis of special geometric structures on the manifold. If the holonomy algebra $mathfrakgsubsetmathfrakso(1,n-1)$ of a locally indecomposable Lorentzian manifold $(M,g)$ of dimension $n$ is different from $mathfrakso(1,n-1)$, then it is contained in the similitude algebra $mathfraksim(n-2)$. There are 4 types of such holonomy algebras. Criterion how to find the type of $mathfrakg$ are given, and special geometric structures corresponding to each type are described. To each $mathfrakg$ there is a canonically associated subalgebra $mathfrakhsubsetmathfrakso(n-2)$. An algorithm how to find $mathfrakh$ is provided.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1110.1998

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zbMATH Keywords

holonomy groupLorentzian manifoldholonomy algebrade Rham-Wu decomposition

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Special Riemannian manifolds (Einstein, Sasakian, etc.) (53C25) Issues of holonomy in differential geometry (53C29) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) String and superstring theories; other extended objects (e.g., branes) in quantum field theory (81T30)

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