Differential calculus for generalized geometry and geometric Lax flows

Publication date 9 June 2022

Abstract: Employing a class of generalized connections, we describe certain differential complices

l e f t (i l d e O m e g a_{m a t h b b T}^{*} (M), i l d e {m a t h b b d}^{m a t h b b T} i g h t)

constructed from

w e d g e^{*} m a t h b b T M

and study some of their basic properties, where

m a t h b b T M = T M o p l u s T^{*} M

is the generalized tangent bundle on

M

. A number of classical geometric notions are extended to

m a t h b b T M

, such as the curvature tensor for a generalized connection. In particular, we describe an analogue to the Levi-Civita connection when

m a t h b b T M

is endowed with a generalized metric and a structure of exact Courant algebroid. We further describe in generalized geometry the analogues to the Chern-Weil homomorphism, a Weitzenb"ock identity, the Ricci flow and Ricci soliton, the Hermitian-Einstein equation and the degree of a holomorphic vector bundle. Furthermore, the Ricci flows are put into the context of geometric Lax flows, which may be of independent interest.

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