A spinorial energy functional: critical points and gradient flow

DOI10.1007/S00208-015-1315-8zbMATH Open1358.53052arXiv1207.3529OpenAlexW1891416874MaRDI QIDQ303628FDOQ303628

Authors: Bernd Ammann, Hartmut Weiss, Frederik Witt 

Publication date: 22 August 2016

Published in: Mathematische Annalen (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: On the universal bundle of unit spinors we study a natural energy functional whose critical points, if dim M geq 3, are precisely the pairs (g, {phi}) consisting of a Ricci-flat Riemannian metric g together with a parallel g-spinor {phi}. We investigate the basic properties of this functional and study its negative gradient flow, the so-called spinor flow. In particular, we prove short-time existence and uniqueness for this flow.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.3529

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zbMATH Keywords

Einstein metricspin manifoldsKilling spinorsparallel spinorsspinor flowunconstrained critical pointsWillmore energy

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spin and Spin({}^c) geometry (53C27)

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