Killing forms on G₂- and spin₇-manifolds

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Killing forms on \(G 2\)- and spin\( 7\)-manifolds



Abstract: Killing forms on Riemannian manifolds are differential forms whose covariant derivative is totally skew-symmetric. We show that on a compact manifold with holonomy G2 or Spin7 any Killing form has to be parallel. The main tool is a universal Weitzenboeck formula. We show how such a formula can be obtained for any given holonomy group and any representation defining a vector bundle.


Killing forms are a natural generalization of Killing vector fields. They are defined as forms \(u\) such that their covariant derivative \(\nabla u\) is totally skew-symmetric. The paper under review is the last step of the study of Killing forms on compact manifolds with restricted holonomy. Previously, the case of Kähler manifolds was considered by \textit{S. Yamaguchi}, [Tensor, New Ser. 29, 274--276 (1975; Zbl 0305.53052)]. Quaternionic-Kähler as well as Riemannian symmetric spaces were considered in previous works of the author and collaborators [\textit{A. Moroianu} and \textit{U. Semmelmann}, Killing forms on quaternionic-Kähler manifolds, preprint, math.DG/0403242] and [\textit{F. Belgun, A. Moroianu} and \textit{U. Semmelmann}, Killing forms on symmetric spaces, preprint math/0409104]. In all cases, it is proven the Killing forms are parallel. Now the author proves that the same holds for the remaining two cases of holonomy groups \(G_2\) and Spin(7).











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