Geometry of almost Cliffordian manifolds: classes of subordinated connections

Abstract: An almost Clifford and an almost Cliffordian manifold is a

G

--structure based on the definition of Clifford algebras. An almost Clifford manifold based on

m a t h c a l O : = c c l (s, t)

is given by a reduction of the structure group

G L (k m, m a t h b b R)

to

G L (m, m a t h c a l O)

, where

k = 2^{s + t}

and

m i n m a t h b b N

. An almost Cliffordian manifold is given by a reduction of the structure group to

G L (m, m a t h c a l O) G L (1, m a t h c a l O)

. We prove that an almost Clifford manifold based on

m a t h c a l O

is such that there exists a unique subordinated connection, while the case of an almost Cliffordian manifold based on

m a t h c a l O

is more rich. A class of distinguished connections in this case is described explicitly.

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