Nilmanifolds with a calibrated G₂-structure

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Abstract: We introduce obstructions to the existence of a calibrated G_2-structure on a Lie algebra g of dimension seven, not necessarily nilpotent. In particular, we prove that if there is a Lie algebra epimorphism from g to a six-dimensional Lie algebra h with kernel contained in the center of g, then h has a symplectic form. As a consequence, we obtain a classification of the nilpotent Lie algebras that admit a calibrated G_2-structure.


The authors introduce obstructions to the existence of a calibrated \(G_2\)-structure on a Lie algebra \(\mathfrak{g}\) of dimension 7. In particular, they prove that, if there is a Lie algebra epimorphism from \(\mathfrak{g}\) to a 6-dimensional algebra \(\mathfrak{h}\) with kernel contained in the center of \(\mathfrak{g}\), then \(\mathfrak{h}\) has a symplectic form. As a consequence, they obtain a classification of the nilpotent Lie algebras that admit a calibrated \(G_2\)-structure: Theorem 7. Up to isomorphism, there are exactly 12 nilpotent Lie algebras that admit a calibrated \(G_2\)-structure (see those appearing in Theorem 4, Lemma 5 and Lemma 6).




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