The Dirac operator on symplectic spinors

Symplectic spinors were introduced by B. Kostant in [4] in the context of geometric quantization. This paper presents further considerations concerning symplectic spinors. We define the spinor derivative induced by a symplectic covariant derivative. We compute an explicit formula for this spinor derivative and prove some elementary properties. This makes it possible to define the symplectic Dirac operator in a canonical way. In case of a symplectic and torsion-free covariant derivative it turns out to be formally selfadjoint.     

Generalized Killing spinors on spheres

We study generalized Killing spinors on round spheres \(\mathbb {S}^n\) . We show that on the standard sphere \(\mathbb {S}^8\) any generalized Killing spinor has to be an ordinary Killing spinor. Moreover, we classify generalized Killing spinors on \(\mathbb {S}^n\) whose associated symmetric endomorphism has at most two eigenvalues and recover in particular Agricola–Friedrich’s canonical spinor on 3-Sasakian manifolds of dimension 7. Finally, we show that it is not possible to deform Killing spinors on standard spheres into genuine generalized Killing spinors.     

Harmonic symplectic spinors on Riemann surfaces

Symplectic spinor fields were considered already in the 70th in order to give the construction of half-densities in the context of geometric quantization. We introduced symplectic Dirac operators acting on symplectic spinor fields and started a systematical investigation. In this paper, we motivate the notion of harmonic symplectic spinor fields. We describe how many linearly independent harmonic symplectic spinors each Riemann surface admits. Furthermore, we calculate the spectrum of the symplectic spinor Laplacian on the complex projective space of complex dimension 1.     

On the Construction of a Geometric Invariant Measuring the Deviation from Kerr Data

This article contains a detailed and rigorous proof of the construction of a geometric invariant for initial data sets for the Einstein vacuum field equations. This geometric invariant vanishes if and only if the initial data set corresponds to data for the Kerr spacetime, and thus, it characterises this type of data. The construction presented is valid for boosted and non-boosted initial data sets which are, in a sense, asymptotically Schwarzschildean. As a preliminary step to the construction of the geometric invariant, an analysis of a characterisation of the Kerr spacetime in terms of Killing spinors is carried out. A space spinor split of the (spacetime) Killing spinor equation is performed to obtain a set of three conditions ensuring the existence of a Killing spinor of the development of the initial data set. In order to construct the geometric invariant, we introduce the notion of approximate Killing spinors. These spinors are symmetric valence 2 spinors intrinsic to the initial hypersurface and satisfy a certain second order elliptic equation—the approximate Killing spinor equation. This equation arises as the Euler-Lagrange equation of a non-negative integral functional. This functional constitutes part of our geometric invariant—however, the whole functional does not come from a variational principle. The asymptotic behaviour of solutions to the approximate Killing spinor equation is studied and an existence theorem is presented.     

Scalar Curvature Rigidity for Asymptotically Locally Hyperbolic Manifolds

Rigidity results for asymptotically locally hyperbolic manifolds with lower bounds on scalar curvature are proved using spinor methods related to the Witten proof of the positive mass theorem. The argument is based on a study of the Dirac operator defined with respect to the Killing connection. The existence of asymptotic Killing spinors is related to the spin structure on the end. The expression for the mass is calculated and proven to vanish for conformally compact Einstein manifolds with conformal boundary a spherical space form, giving rigidity. In the four dimensional case, the signature of the manifold is related to the spin structure on the end and explicit formulas for the relevant invariants are given.     

Spinoren in statischen Raum-Zeiten

In this paper, a spinor algebra and analysis adapted to static space-times is presented. Suitable SU(2)-bases are choosen in spinor space and it is shown, how these bases determine orthogonal systems in (three-dimensional) space. Some theorems on the curvature spinors of static space-times are proved by the help of the calculus of the connection spinors. The internal structure of the WEYL spinor as well as its connection with the RICCI tensor of the underlying (three-dimensional) space are examined. The presented calculus allows the computation of the NEWMAN-PENROSE spin coefficients and the canonical normal 1-spinors of the WEYL spinor with a relatively small expense, which is demonstrated on a sequence of examples.     

The Extended Fock Basis of Clifford Algebra

We investigate the properties of the Extended Fock Basis (EFB) of Clifford algebras [1] with which one can replace the traditional multivector expansion of ${\mathcal{C} \ell(g)}$ with an expansion in terms of simple (also: pure) spinors. We show that a Clifford algebra with 2m generators is the direct sum of 2 ^m spinor subspaces S characterized as being left eigenvectors of ??; furthermore we prove that the well known isomorphism between simple spinors and totally null planes holds only within one of these spinor subspaces. We also show a new symmetry between spinor and vector spaces: similarly to a vector space of dimension 2m that contains totally null planes of maximal dimension m, also a spinor space of dimension 2 ^m contains ??totally simple planes??, subspaces made entirely of simple spinors, of maximal dimension m.     

On the holonomy of connections with skew-symmetric torsion

We investigate the holonomy group of a linear metric connection with skew-symmetric torsion. In case of the euclidian space and a constant torsion form this group is always semisimple. It does not preserve any non-degenerated 2-form or any spinor. Suitable integral formulas allow us to prove similar properties in case of a compact Riemannian manifold equipped with a metric connection of skew-symmetric torsion. On the Aloff-Wallach space N(1,1) we construct families of connections admitting parallel spinors. Furthermore, we investigate the geometry of these connections as well as the geometry of the underlying Riemannian metric. Finally, we prove that any 7-dimensional 3-Sasakian manifold admits ²-parameter families of linear metric connections and spinorial connections defined by 4-forms with parallel spinors.Mathematics Subject Classification (2000):53 C 25, 81 T 30We thank Andrzej Trautman for drawing our attention to these papers by Cartan – see [27].     

The twistor spinors of generic 2- and 3-distributions

Generic distributions on 5- and 6-manifolds give rise to conformal structures that were discovered by P. Nurowski resp. R. Bryant. We describe both as Fefferman-type constructions and show that for orientable distributions one obtains conformal spin structures. The resulting conformal spin geometries are then characterized by their conformal holonomy and equivalently by the existence of a twistor spinor which satisfies a genericity condition. Moreover, we show that given such a twistor spinor we can decompose a conformal Killing field of the structure. We obtain explicit formulas relating conformal Killing fields, almost Einstein structures and twistor spinors.     

Conservation laws for spinor fields on a Riemannian spacetime manifold

The analog of the polar decomposition theorem in Euclidean space is obtained in Minkowski space. The possibility of considering spinors in arbitrary frames is established by extending a Lorentz-group representation to a representation of the complete linear group in the space of spinors. The Lie derivative of spinors along arbitrary vector fields is constructed, and a Noether theorem for spinor fields is proved.Kazan State University. Translated from Teoreticheskaya i Matematicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 90, No. 3, pp. 369–379, March, 1992.     

Spinor spaces of Clifford algebras

In this paper, we study the structures of Clifford algebras. We represent the pinor and spinors spaces as subspaces of Clifford algebras. With suitable bases of the Clifford algebras, we construct isomorphisms between Clifford algebras and matrix algebras. In doing these we develop some spinor calculus.     

On the stability of Riemannian manifold with parallel spinors

Inspired by the recent work [HHM03], we prove two stability results for compact Riemannian manifolds with nonzero parallel spinors. Our first result says that Ricci flat metrics which also admit nonzero parallel spinors are stable (in the direction of changes in conformal structures) as the critical points of the total scalar curvature functional. Our second result, which is a local version of the first one, shows that any metric of positive scalar curvature cannot lie too close to a metric with nonzero parallel spinor. We also prove a rigidity result for special holonomy metrics. In the case of SU(m) holonomy, the rigidity result implies that scalar flat deformations of Calabi-Yau metric must be Calabi-Yau. Finally we explore the connection with a positive mass theorem of [D03], which presents another approach to proving these stability and rigidity results. Dedicated to Jeff Cheeger for his sixtieth birthday     

用旋量方法规划机器人运动轨迹

以姿态旋量描述机器人的位置姿态,在对偶空间中通过姿态旋量映射的点规划机器人的终端轨迹,具有直观、简便的独特优点。规划中直接根据跟踪误差进行收敛,提高了轨迹运行的动态精度,并适合于冗余自由度操作器。     

A memoir on the projective geometry of spinors

Summary The classical methods of projective geometry are applied to a number of questions in general relativity, by using the Van der Waerden spinor analysis. These include a new geometric theory of spinors, refinements in the spinor calculus, the classification of electromagnetic and gravitational fields, Weyl-Maxwell fields, a classification of the Einstein spinor, and the projective geometry of the Bel-Petrov types. Dedicated to the memory of my teacher and friend Professor Dr.Vaclav Hlaváty (1894–1969) Entrata in Redazione il 14 marzo 1975.     

Skew Killing spinors in four dimensions

Annals of Global Analysis and Geometry - This paper is devoted to the classification of 4-dimensional Riemannian spin manifolds carrying skew Killing spinors. A skew Killing spinor $$\psi $$ is a...     

Extrinsic Bounds for Eigenvalues of the Dirac Operator

We derive upper eigenvalue bounds for the Dirac operator of a closed hypersurface in a manifold with Killing spinors such as Euclidean space, spheres or hyperbolic space. The bounds involve the Willmore functional. Relations with the Willmore inequality are briefly discussed. In higher codimension we obtain bounds on the eigenvalues of the Dirac operator of the submanifold twisted with the spinor bundle of the normal bundle.     

Bilinear Forms and Fierz Identities for Real Spin Representations

Given a real representation of the Clifford algebra corresponding to ${\mathbb{R}^{p+q}}$ with metric of signature (p, q), we demonstrate the existence of two natural bilinear forms on the space of spinors. With the Clifford action of k-forms on spinors, the bilinear forms allow us to relate two spinors with elements of the exterior algebra. From manipulations of a rank four spinorial tensor introduced in [1], we are able to find a general class of identities which, upon specializing from four spinors to two spinors and one spinor in signatures (1,3) and (10,1), yield some well-known Fierz identities. We will see, surprisingly, that the identities we construct are partly encoded in certain involutory real matrices that resemble the Krawtchouk matrices [2][3].     

Spinorial Formulations of Graph Problems

Beginning with an arbitrary finite graph, various spinor spaces are constructed within Clifford algebras of appropriate dimension. Properties of spinors within these spaces then reveal information about the structure of the graph. Spinor polynomials are introduced and the notions of degrees of polynomials and Fock subspace dimensions are tied together with matchings, cliques, independent sets, and cycle covers of arbitrary finite graphs. In particular, matchings, independent sets, cliques, cycle covers, and cycles of arbitrary length are all enumerated by dimensions of spinor subspaces, while sizes of maximal cliques and independent sets are revealed by degrees of spinor polynomials. The spinor adjacency operator is introduced and used to enumerate cycles of arbitrary length and to compute graph circumference and girth.     

Rigidity results for spin manifolds with foliated boundary

In this paper, we consider a compact Riemannian manifold whose boundary is endowed with a Riemannian flow. Under a suitable curvature assumption depending on the O’Neill tensor of the flow, we prove that any solution of the basic Dirac equation is the restriction of a parallel spinor field defined on the whole manifold. As a consequence, we show that the flow is a local product. In particular, in the case where solutions of the basic Dirac equation are given by basic Killing spinors, we characterize the geometry of the manifold and the flow.