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On a new normalization for tractor covariant derivatives

Matthias Hammerl, Petr Somberg, Vladimír Souček, Josef Šilhan (2012)

Journal of the European Mathematical Society

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...

On a theorem of Fermi

Viktor V. Slavskii (1996)

Commentationes Mathematicae Universitatis Carolinae

Conformally flat metric g ¯ is said to be Ricci superosculating with g at the point x 0 if g i j ( x 0 ) = g ¯ i j ( x 0 ) , Γ i j k ( x 0 ) = Γ ¯ i j k ( x 0 ) , R i j k ( x 0 ) = R ¯ i j k ( x 0 ) , where R i j is the Ricci tensor. In this paper the following theorem is proved: If γ is a smooth curve of the Riemannian manifold M (without self-crossing(, then there is a neighbourhood of γ and a conformally flat metric g ¯ which is the Ricci superosculating with g along the curve γ .

On conformal powers of the Dirac operator on spin manifolds

Matthias Fischmann (2014)

Archivum Mathematicum

The well known conformal covariance of the Dirac operator acting on spinor fields does not extend to its powers in general. For odd powers of the Dirac operator we derive an algorithmic construction in terms of associated tractor bundles computing correction terms in order to achieve conformal covariance. These operators turn out to be formally (anti-) self-adjoint. Working out this algorithm we recover explicit formula for the conformal third and present a conformal fifth power of the Dirac operator....

On metrics of positive Ricci curvature conformal to M × 𝐑 m

Juan Miguel Ruiz (2009)

Archivum Mathematicum

Let ( M n , g ) be a closed Riemannian manifold and g E the Euclidean metric. We show that for m > 1 , M n × 𝐑 m , ( g + g E ) is not conformal to a positive Einstein manifold. Moreover, M n × 𝐑 m , ( g + g E ) is not conformal to a Riemannian manifold of positive Ricci curvature, through a radial, integrable, smooth function, ϕ : 𝐑 𝐦 𝐑 + , for m > 1 . These results are motivated by some recent questions on Yamabe constants.

On the composition structure of the twisted Verma modules for 𝔰𝔩 ( 3 , )

Libor Křižka, Petr Somberg (2015)

Archivum Mathematicum

We discuss some aspects of the composition structure of twisted Verma modules for the Lie algebra 𝔰𝔩 ( 3 , ) , including the explicit structure of singular vectors for both 𝔰𝔩 ( 3 , ) and one of its Lie subalgebras 𝔰𝔩 ( 2 , ) , and also of their generators. Our analysis is based on the use of partial Fourier tranform applied to the realization of twisted Verma modules as D -modules on the Schubert cells in the full flag manifold for SL ( 3 , ) .

On the geometry of frame bundles

Kamil Niedziałomski (2012)

Archivum Mathematicum

Let ( M , g ) be a Riemannian manifold, L ( M ) its frame bundle. We construct new examples of Riemannian metrics, which are obtained from Riemannian metrics on the tangent bundle T M . We compute the Levi–Civita connection and curvatures of these metrics.

On the multiplicity of eigenvalues of conformally covariant operators

Yaiza Canzani (2014)

Annales de l’institut Fourier

Let ( M , g ) be a compact Riemannian manifold and P g an elliptic, formally self-adjoint, conformally covariant operator of order m acting on smooth sections of a bundle over M . We prove that if P g has no rigid eigenspaces (see Definition 2.2), the set of functions f C ( M , ) for which P e f g has only simple non-zero eigenvalues is a residual set in C ( M , ) . As a consequence we prove that if P g has no rigid eigenspaces for a dense set of metrics, then all non-zero eigenvalues are simple for a residual set of metrics in the C -topology....

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