Nearly Kaehler and nearly parallel G_2-structures on spheres

dc.creatorFriedrich, Thomas
dc.date2005-09-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:23:00Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:23:00Z
dc.descriptionIn some other context, the question was raised how many nearly Kähler structures exist on the sphere $§^6$ equipped with the standard Riemannian metric. In this short note, we prove that, up to isometry, there exists only one. This is a consequence of the description of the eigenspace to the eigenvalue $λ= 12$ of the Laplacian acting on 2-forms. A similar result concerning nearly parallel $\G_2$-structures on the round sphere $§^7$ holds, too. An alternative proof by Riemannian Killing spinors is also indicated.
dc.description2 pages, Latex2e
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0509146
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0509146
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/76276
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subject53C25; 81T30
dc.titleNearly Kaehler and nearly parallel G_2-structures on spheres
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