Matryoshka of special democratic forms

DOI10.1007/S00220-009-0939-5zbMATH Open1208.53057arXiv0812.3012OpenAlexW2136245315MaRDI QIDQ625440FDOQ625440

Authors: Chandrashekar Devchand, Jean Nuyts, Gregor Weingart 

Publication date: 17 February 2011

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Special p-forms are forms which have components phi_{mu_1...mu_p} equal to +1,-1 or 0 in some orthonormal basis. A p-form phiin Lambda^p R^d is called democratic if the set of nonzero components {phi_{mu_1...mu_p}} is symmetric under the transitive action of a subgroup of O(d,Z) on the indices {1,...,d}. Knowledge of these symmetry groups allows us to define mappings of special democratic p-forms in d dimensions to special democratic P-forms in D dimensions for successively higher P geq p and D geq d. In particular, we display a remarkable nested stucture of special forms including a U(3)-invariant 2-form in six dimensions, a G_2-invariant 3-form in seven dimensions, a Spin(7)-invariant 4-form in eight dimensions and a special democratic 6-form Omega in ten dimensions. The latter has the remarkable property that its contraction with one of five distinct bivectors, yields, in the orthogonal eight dimensions, the Spin(7)-invariant 4-form. We discuss various properties of this ten dimensional form.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0812.3012

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zbMATH Keywords

\(G_{2}\)-invariant 3-formdemocratic \(p\)-formsSpin\((7)\)-invariant 4-form

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Issues of holonomy in differential geometry (53C29) Exceptional (super)algebras (17B25)

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• Gauge theory and calibrated geometry. I
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• Extensions of the coeffective complex
• Generalized duality for \(k\)-forms
• Oxidation of self-duality to 12 dimensions and beyond

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