On a new normalization for tractor covariant derivatives

DOI10.4171/JEMS/349zbMATH Open1264.58029arXiv1003.6090MaRDI QIDQ690839FDOQ690839

Authors: Matthias Hammerl, Petr Somberg, Vladimír Souček, Josef Šilhan 

Publication date: 29 November 2012

Published in: Journal of the European Mathematical Society (JEMS) (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: A regular normal parabolic geometry of type $G/P$ on a manifold $M$ gives rise to sequences $D_i$ of invariant differential operators, known as the curved version of the BGG resolution. These sequences are constructed from the normal covariant derivative $a^{o}m$ on the corresponding tractor bundle $V,$ where $om$ is the normal Cartan connection. The first operator $D_0$ in the sequence is overdetermined and it is well known that $a^{o}m$ yields the prolongation of this operator in the homogeneous case $M=G/P$. Our first main result is the curved version of such a prolongation. This requires a new normalization $ildea$ of the tractor covariant derivative on $V$. Moreover, we obtain an analogue for higher operators $D_i$. In that case one needs to modify the exterior covariant derivative $d^{a^{o}m}$ by differential terms. Finally we demonstrate these results on simple examples in projective and Grassmannian geometry. Our approach is based on standard techniques of the BGG machinery.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1003.6090

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zbMATH Keywords

parabolic geometryBGG sequencetractor covariant derivativesprolongation of overdetermined PDE's

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Differential invariants (local theory), geometric objects (53A55) Invariance and symmetry properties for PDEs on manifolds (58J70) Projective differential geometry (53A20) Natural bundles (58A32)

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