Harmonic flow of Spin(7)-structures

DOI10.2422/2036-2145.202111_026arXiv2109.06340OpenAlexW4288080481MaRDI QIDQ6131750FDOQ6131750

Authors: Shubham Dwivedi, Eric Loubeau, Henrique N. Sá Earp

Publication date: 18 April 2024

Published in: ANNALI SCUOLA NORMALE SUPERIORE - CLASSE DI SCIENZE (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We formulate and study the isometric flow of

m a t h r m S p i n (7)

-structures on compact

8

-manifolds, as an instance of the harmonic flow of geometric structures. Starting from a general perspective, we establish Shi-type estimates and a correspondence between harmonic solitons and self-similar solutions for arbitrary isometric flows of

H

-structures. We then specialise to

H = m a t h r m S p i n (7) s u b s e t m a t h r m S O (8)

, obtaining conditions for long-time existence, via a monotonicity formula along the flow, which actually leads to an

v a r e p s i l o n

-regularity theorem. Moreover, we prove Cheeger--Gromov and Hamilton-type compactness theorems for the solutions of the harmonic flow, and we characterise Type-

m a t h r m I

singularities as being modelled on shrinking solitons.We also establish a Bryant-type description of isometric

m a t h r m S p i n (7)

-structures, based on squares of spinors, which may be of independent interest.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.06340

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Harmonic maps, etc. (58E20) General geometric structures on manifolds (almost complex, almost product structures, etc.) (53C15) Issues of holonomy in differential geometry (53C29) Differential geometric aspects of harmonic maps (53C43) Heat and other parabolic equation methods for PDEs on manifolds (58J35) Relations of PDEs with special manifold structures (Riemannian, Finsler, etc.) (58J60) Geometric evolution equations (53E99)

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