The Riemannian curvature identities for the torsion connection on Spin(7)-manifold and generalized Ricci solitons

arXiv2307.06438MaRDI QIDQ6443555FDOQ6443555

Authors: Stefan Ivanov, Alexander Petkov 

Publication date: 11 July 2023

Abstract: Curvature properties of the torsion connection preserving a given $Spin(7)$ structure in dimension eight are investigated. It is shown that on compact $Spin(7)$ manifold with exterior derivative of the Lee form lying in the Lie algebra $spin(7)$ the curvature of the torsion connection $Rin{S}^{2}Lambd{a}^2$ with vanishing Ricci tensor if and only if the three-form torsion is parallel with respect to the Levi-Civita connection. In particular the 3-form torsion is harmonic. It is also proved that, in addition, the curvature of the torsion connection satisfies the Riemannian first Bianchi identity if and only if the three-form torsion is parallel with respect to the Levi-Civita and to the characteristic connection simultaneously. In this case the Lee form is also parallel with respect to the Levi-Civita and to the torsion connections. In particular, the Lee form is harmonic.

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