Geometry and Physics of Sp(3)/Sp(1)^3

Abstract

The action of $Sp(3)$ on a vector space $V_3\in {\mathbb{H}}^3$ is analyzed. The transitive action of the group is conveyed by the flag manifold (coset space) $Sp(3)/Sp(1{)}^3\sim G/H$, a Wallach space. The curvature two-forms are shown to mediate pair-wise interactions between the components of the ${\mathbb{H}}^3$ vector space. The root space of the flag manifold is shown to be isomorphic to that of $SU(3)$, suggesting similarities between the representations of the flag manifold and those of $SU(3)$. The passage from $SU(3)$ to $Sp(3)$ and the interpretation given here encompasses the spin of the fermionic components of $V_3$. Composite fermions are representable as linear combinations of product states of the eigenvectors of $G/H$.

This is a revision of a manuscript of the same title. References have been updated and a section on curvature operators was added

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