Topology of positively curved 8-dimensional manifolds with symmetry

DOI10.2140/PJM.2011.249.23MaRDI QIDQ618684zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Anand Dessai

Publication date 17 January 2011

Published in Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0811.1034

zbMATH Keywords

classification of 8-manifoldsEuler characteristicpositive curvaturetorus actions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global Riemannian geometry, including pinching (53C20) Algebraic topology on manifolds and differential topology (57R19) Groups acting on specific manifolds (57S25)

Abstract: In this paper we show that a simply connected 8-dimensional manifold M of positive sectional curvature and symmetry rank $geq2$ resembles a rank one symmetric space in several ways. For example, the Euler characteristic of M is equal to the Euler characteristic of S^8, H P^2 or C P^4. And if M is rationally elliptic then M is rationally isomorphic to a rank one symmetric space. For torsion-free manifolds we derive a much stronger classification. We also study the bordism type of 8-dimensional manifolds of positive sectional curvature and symmetry rank $geq2$. As an illustration we apply our results to various families of 8-manifolds.

Review text

This paper studies 8-dimensional simply-connected Riemannian manifolds with positive sectional curvature and symmetry rank at least 2, the symmetry rank being defined as the rank of the isometry group. The main results of this paper are as follows: Theorem 1.1. Let \(M\) be a simply-connected \(8\)-manifold that admits a metric of positive sectional curvature and of symmetry rank at least 2. Then the Euler characteristic of \(M\) is equal to 2, 3, or 5. Theorem 1.2. Let \(M\) be as in Theorem 1.1. If \(M\) is rationally elliptic, then \(M\) has the rational cohomology ring and rational homotopy type of a rank-one symmetric space, that is, of \(S^8\), \({\mathbb H}\text{P}^2\) or \({\mathbb C}\text{P}^4\). Moreover, if \(H^{\ast}(M;{\mathbb Z})\) is torsion-free, then \(M\) is homeomorphic to \(S^8\), diffeomorphic to \({\mathbb H}\text{P}^2\), or tangentially equivalent to \({\mathbb C}\text{P}^4\). Theorem 1.3. Let \(M\) be a simply-connected, positively-curved manifold of dimension \(\leq 8\). Assume \(S^1\) acts smoothly on \(M\). If some \(\sigma \in S^1\) acts nontrivially and isometrically on \(M\), then \(\chi(M) \geq 2\).

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