Spin structures on flat manifolds

DOI10.1016/J.JALGEBRA.2015.03.037MaRDI QIDQ5919745zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Rafał Lutowski, Bartosz Putrycz

Publication date 22 May 2015

Published in Journal of Algebra (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1411.7799

zbMATH Keywords

Bieberbach groupClifford algebraflat manifoldspin structureStiefel-Whitney class

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Fundamental groups and their automorphisms (group-theoretic aspects) (20F34) Other geometric groups, including crystallographic groups (20H15) Spin and Spin({}^c) geometry (53C27) Specialized structures on manifolds (spin manifolds, framed manifolds, etc.) (57R15) Discontinuous groups of transformations (57S30)

Abstract: We present an algorithmic approach to the problem of existence of spin structures on flat manifolds. We apply our method in the cases of flat manifolds of dimensions 5 and 6.

Review text

Let \(M\) be a flat manifold, i.e. a compact, Riemannian manifold without boundary, with sectional curvature equal to zero. From the Bieberbach theorems there exists only a finite number of such objects of a given dimension, up to affine diffeomorphism. The authors present an algorithmic approach to the problem of the existence of spin structures on flat manifolds. Using this they make a complete classification of the existence of such structures on flat manifolds of dimensions 5 and 6. We should mention that the computer program CARAT is used.

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Uses Software

• GAP
• CARAT
• Maxima
• HAP

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