Generalised $G_2$-manifolds

Abstract

We define new Riemannian structures on 7-manifolds by a differential form of mixed degree which is the critical point of a (possibly constrained) variational problem over a fixed cohomology class. The unconstrained critical points generalise the notion of a manifold of holonomy $G_2$, while the constrained ones give rise to a new geometry without a classical counterpart. We characterise these structures by the means of spinors and show the integrability conditions to be equivalent to the supersymmetry equations on spinors in supergravity theory of type IIA/B with bosonic background fields. In particular, this geometry can be described by two linear metric connections with skew torsion. Finally, we construct explicit examples by using the device of T-duality.

27 pages. v2: references added. v3: wrong argument (Theorem 3.3) and example (Section 4.1) removed, further examples added, notation simplified, all comments appreciated. v4:computation of Ricci tensor corrected, various minor changes, final version of the paper to appear in Comm. Math. Phys

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