Spinorial classification of Spin(7) structures

2018/03/23 by Martín-Merchán, Lucía · 1 citation
#Differential Geometry (math.DG) #FOS: Mathematics

paper · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1803.08734

Abstract

We describe the different classes of Spin(7) structures in terms of spinorial equations. We relate them to the spinorial description of G₂ structures in some geometrical situations. Our approach enables us to analyze invariant Spin(7) structures on quasi abelian Lie algebras.

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