Riemannian structures on \mathbb{Z}_2ⁿ-manifolds

DOI10.3390/MATH8091469MaRDI QIDQ6345149zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Andrew James Bruce, J. Grabowski

Publication date 15 July 2020

Linear and affine connections (53B05) Global differential geometry of Lorentz manifolds, manifolds with indefinite metrics (53C50) Noncommutative algebraic geometry (14A22) Supermanifolds and graded manifolds (58A50)

Abstract: Very loosely,

m a t h b b Z_{2}^{n}

-manifolds are `manifolds' with

m a t h b b Z_{2}^{n}

-graded coordinates and their sign rule is determined by the scalar product of their

m a t h b b Z_{2}^{n}

-degrees. A little more carefully, such objects can be understood within a sheaf-theoretical framework, just as supermanifolds can, but with subtle differences. In this paper, we examine the notion of a Riemannian

m a t h b b Z_{2}^{n}

-manifold, i.e., a

m a t h b b Z_{2}^{n}

-manifold equipped with a Riemannian metric that may carry non-zero

m a t h b b Z_{2}^{n}

-degree. We show that the basic notions and tenets of Riemannian geometry directly generalise to the setting of

m a t h b b Z_{2}^{n}

-geometry. For example, the Fundamental Theorem holds in this higher graded setting. We point out the similarities and differences with Riemannian supergeometry.

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