The twisted G$_2$ equation for strong G$_2$-structures with torsion

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Main Authors: Fino, Anna, Martín-Merchán, Lucía, Raffero, Alberto
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author Fino, Anna
Martín-Merchán, Lucía
Raffero, Alberto
author_facet Fino, Anna
Martín-Merchán, Lucía
Raffero, Alberto
contents We discuss general properties of strong G$_2$-structures with torsion and we investigate the twisted G$_2$ equation, which represents the G$_2$-analogue of the twisted Calabi-Yau equation for SU$(n)$-structures introduced by Garcia-Fernández - Rubio - Shahbazi - Tipler. In particular, we show that invariant strong G$_2$-structures with torsion do not occur on compact non-flat solvmanifolds. This implies the non-existence of non-trivial solutions to the twisted Calabi-Yau equation on compact solvmanifolds of dimensions $4$ and $6$. More generally, we prove that a compact, connected homogeneous space admitting invariant strong G$_2$-structures with torsion is diffeomorphic either to $S^3 \times T^4$ or to $S^3 \times S^3 \times S^1$, up to a covering, and that in both cases solutions to the twisted G$_2$ equation exist. Finally, we discuss the behavior of the homogeneous Laplacian coflow for strong G$_2$-structures with torsion on these spaces.
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spellingShingle The twisted G$_2$ equation for strong G$_2$-structures with torsion
Fino, Anna
Martín-Merchán, Lucía
Raffero, Alberto
Differential Geometry
We discuss general properties of strong G$_2$-structures with torsion and we investigate the twisted G$_2$ equation, which represents the G$_2$-analogue of the twisted Calabi-Yau equation for SU$(n)$-structures introduced by Garcia-Fernández - Rubio - Shahbazi - Tipler. In particular, we show that invariant strong G$_2$-structures with torsion do not occur on compact non-flat solvmanifolds. This implies the non-existence of non-trivial solutions to the twisted Calabi-Yau equation on compact solvmanifolds of dimensions $4$ and $6$. More generally, we prove that a compact, connected homogeneous space admitting invariant strong G$_2$-structures with torsion is diffeomorphic either to $S^3 \times T^4$ or to $S^3 \times S^3 \times S^1$, up to a covering, and that in both cases solutions to the twisted G$_2$ equation exist. Finally, we discuss the behavior of the homogeneous Laplacian coflow for strong G$_2$-structures with torsion on these spaces.
title The twisted G$_2$ equation for strong G$_2$-structures with torsion
topic Differential Geometry
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.07128