On a new normalization for tractor covariant derivatives

Matthias Hammerl; Petr Somberg; Vladimír Souček; Josef Šilhan

Journal of the European Mathematical Society (2012)

  • Volume: 014, Issue: 6, page 1859-1883
  • ISSN: 1435-9855

Abstract

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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 ω on the corresponding tractor bundle V , where ω is the normal Cartan connection. The first operator D 0 in the sequence is overdetermined and it is well known that ω 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 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 ω by differential terms. Finally we demonstrate these results on simple examples in projective, conformal and Grassmannian geometry. Our approach is based on standard techniques of the BGG machinery.

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Hammerl, Matthias, et al. "On a new normalization for tractor covariant derivatives." Journal of the European Mathematical Society 014.6 (2012): 1859-1883. <http://eudml.org/doc/277291>.

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author = {Hammerl, Matthias, Somberg, Petr, Souček, Vladimír, Šilhan, Josef},
journal = {Journal of the European Mathematical Society},
keywords = {parabolic geometry; prolongation of invariant overdetermined PDE's; BGG sequence; tractor covariant derivatives; parabolic geometry; prolongation of overdetermined PDE's; BGG sequence; tractor covariant derivatives},
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number = {6},
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title = {On a new normalization for tractor covariant derivatives},
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TY - JOUR
AU - Hammerl, Matthias
AU - Somberg, Petr
AU - Souček, Vladimír
AU - Šilhan, Josef
TI - On a new normalization for tractor covariant derivatives
JO - Journal of the European Mathematical Society
PY - 2012
PB - European Mathematical Society Publishing House
VL - 014
IS - 6
SP - 1859
EP - 1883
AB - 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 $\nabla ^\omega $ on the corresponding tractor bundle $V$, where $\omega $ is the normal Cartan connection. The first operator $D_0$ in the sequence is overdetermined and it is well known that $\nabla ^\omega $ 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 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 $d^{{\nabla }^{\omega }}$ by differential terms. Finally we demonstrate these results on simple examples in projective, conformal and Grassmannian geometry. Our approach is based on standard techniques of the BGG machinery.
LA - eng
KW - parabolic geometry; prolongation of invariant overdetermined PDE's; BGG sequence; tractor covariant derivatives; parabolic geometry; prolongation of overdetermined PDE's; BGG sequence; tractor covariant derivatives
UR - http://eudml.org/doc/277291
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