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Deformations of G2 structures
Sergey Grigorian, Simons Center for Geometry and Physics Stony Brook
StringMath, UPenn, Philadelphia, June 8, 2011
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Outline
1. Motivation
2. Basics of the group G2
3. Overview of G2 structures
4. Differential forms on G2 structure manifolds
5. G2 structure torsion
6. Deformations of G2 structures
7. Concluding remarks
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1. Motivation
String theory M-theory Math description
No fluxes + SUSY Calabi-Yau G2 holonomy , Ricci flat
Fluxes + SUSY SU(3) structure G2 structure , Ricci
Supersymmetric vacuum backgrounds successfully classifiedusing holonomy, requiring a non-trivial parallel (covariantlyconstant) spinor
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1. Motivation
String theory M-theory Math description
No fluxes + SUSY Calabi-Yau G2 holonomy , Ricci flat
Fluxes + SUSY SU(3) structure G2 structure , Ricci
Supersymmetric vacuum backgrounds successfully classifiedusing holonomy, requiring a non-trivial parallel (covariantlyconstant) spinor
Supersymmetric flux compactification backgrounds can be
classified in terms of G-structures e.g. hep-th/0302158
Gauntlett, Martelli, Waldram for SU(3) structures and hep-
th/0303127 Kaste, Minasian,Tomasiello for G2 structures
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1. Motivation
String theory M-theory Math description
No fluxes + SUSY Calabi-Yau G2 holonomy , Ricci flat
Fluxes + SUSY SU(3) structure G2 structure , Ricci
Note: equations of motion coming from leading terms of 11D supergravity
require fluxes to vanish if the 7-manifold is compact, so to allow non-zero
fluxes either need a non-compact manifold (e.g. hep-th/0010282 Becker and
Becker), or higher-order corrections to the action, or sources
Supersymmetric vacuum backgrounds successfully classifiedusing holonomy, requiring a non-trivial parallel (covariantlyconstant) spinor
Supersymmetric flux compactification backgrounds can be
classified in terms of G-structures e.g. hep-th/0302158
Gauntlett, Martelli, Waldram for SU(3) structures and hep-
th/0303127 Kaste, Minasian,Tomasiello for G2 structures
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2. Basics of the group G2 The group G2 can be defined as the automorphism group of
the octonion algebra
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2. Basics of the group G2 The group G2 can be defined as the automorphism group of
the octonion algebra
Equivalently, G2 is defined as the subgroup of that
preserves the 3-form 0:
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2. Basics of the group G2 The group G2 can be defined as the automorphism group of
the octonion algebra
Equivalently, G2 is defined as the subgroup of that
preserves the 3-form 0:
Also preserves the Euclidean inner product on , so
is a subgroup of SO(7)
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2. Basics of the group G2 The group G2 can be defined as the automorphism group of
the octonion algebra
Equivalently, G2 is defined as the subgroup of that
preserves the 3-form 0:
Also preserves the Euclidean inner product on , so
is a subgroup of SO(7)
Moreover, preserves the Hodge star of 0:
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2. Basics of the group G2 The group G2 can be defined as the automorphism group of
the octonion algebra
Equivalently, G2 is defined as the subgroup of that
preserves the 3-form 0:
Also preserves the Euclidean inner product on , so
is a subgroup of SO(7)
Moreover, preserves the Hodge star of 0:
Note: Generally, we will denote the Hodge dual of 0 by y
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3. Overview of G2 structures
In general, a G-structure on a manifold M is a principalsubbundle of the frame bundle with fibre G for some Liesubgroup of
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3. Overview of G2 structures
In general, a G-structure on a manifold M is a principalsubbundle of the frame bundle with fibre G for some Liesubgroup of
On a 7-manifold, G2 structures are in 1-1 correspondence
with positive 3-forms. These are forms for which there is an
oriented isomorphism between and identifying
with the G2-invariant 3-form 0
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3. Overview of G2 structures
In general, a G-structure on a manifold M is a principalsubbundle of the frame bundle with fibre G for some Liesubgroup of
On a 7-manifold, G2 structures are in 1-1 correspondence
with positive 3-forms. These are forms for which there is an
oriented isomorphism between and identifying
with the G2-invariant 3-form 0
A G2 structure defined by 3-form defines a metric on M via
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3. Overview of G2 structures
In general, a G-structure on a manifold M is a principalsubbundle of the frame bundle with fibre G for some Liesubgroup of
On a 7-manifold, G2 structures are in 1-1 correspondence
with positive 3-forms. These are forms for which there is an
oriented isomorphism between and identifying
with the G2-invariant 3-form 0
A G2 structure defined by 3-form defines a metric on M via
Note: if a 3-form defines a non-degenerate bilinear form this way, then
necessarily, it will define either a G2 structure with positive definite metric or
a split G2 structure, with signature (4,3)
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A G2 structure induces a decomposition of p-forms according
to irreducible representations of G2 – 1, 7, 14 and 27
4. Forms on G2 structure manifolds
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A G2 structure induces a decomposition of p-forms according
to irreducible representations of G2 – 1, 7, 14 and 27
4. Forms on G2 structure manifolds
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A G2 structure induces a decomposition of p-forms according
to irreducible representations of G2 – 1, 7, 14 and 27
4. Forms on G2 structure manifolds
Spaces which correspond to the same representations areisomorphic to each other
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A G2 structure induces a decomposition of p-forms according
to irreducible representations of G2 – 1, 7, 14 and 27
4. Forms on G2 structure manifolds
Spaces which correspond to the same representations areisomorphic to each other
For 3-forms, have
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5. G2 structure torsion
Given a G2 structure defined by a 3-form , the intrinsic
torsion is determined by
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5. G2 structure torsion
Given a G2 structure defined by a 3-form , the intrinsic
torsion is determined by
For any vector field X,
So overall,
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5. G2 structure torsion
Given a G2 structure defined by a 3-form , the intrinsic
torsion is determined by
For any vector field X,
So overall,
Pointwise, this is a 49-dimensional space, so the torsion is fully
determined by the full torsion tensor , which is given by
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5. G2 structure torsion
Given a G2 structure defined by a 3-form , the intrinsic
torsion is determined by
For any vector field X,
So overall,
Pointwise, this is a 49-dimensional space, so the torsion is fully
determined by the full torsion tensor , which is given by
From this, get
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Torsion decomposition
Can split according to representations of G2:
t1 function 1-dim rep W1
t7 1-form 7-dim rep W7
t14 2-form in 14-dim rep W14
t27 Traceless, symmetric 2-tensor 27-dim rep W27
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Torsion decomposition
Can split according to representations of G2:
t1 function 1-dim rep W1
t7 1-form 7-dim rep W7
t14 2-form in 14-dim rep W14
t27 Traceless, symmetric 2-tensor 27-dim rep W27
Hence can split the space W by according to representations:
Different combinations give different torsion classes – 16 in total
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Torsion decomposition
Can split according to representations of G2:
t1 function 1-dim rep W1
t7 1-form 7-dim rep W7
t14 2-form in 14-dim rep W14
t27 Traceless, symmetric 2-tensor 27-dim rep W27
Hence can split the space W by according to representations:
Different combinations give different torsion classes – 16 in total
Determine d and dy:
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Properties of torsion components
If all torsion components vanish, then we have
which corresponds to G2 holonomy
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Properties of torsion components
If all torsion components vanish, then we have
which corresponds to G2 holonomy
Generally, must have dd = 0 and ddy = 0, so this imposes
constraints on the torsion components
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Properties of torsion components
If all torsion components vanish, then we have
which corresponds to G2 holonomy
Generally, must have dd = 0 and ddy = 0, so this imposes
constraints on the torsion components
Torsion class Constraint
In some specific cases have the following constraints:
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6. Deformations of G2 structures
General question – given a 7-manifold, which G2 structures
exist on it?
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6. Deformations of G2 structures
General question – given a 7-manifold, which G2 structures
exist on it?
Less ambitious question – given a G2 structure with a
specific torsion T in some fixed torsion class, which torsion
classes can we obtain by adding a 3-form c to :
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6. Deformations of G2 structures
General question – given a 7-manifold, which G2 structures
exist on it?
Still too hard. More manageable is – given with some torsion
T, when can find a 3-form c such that defines a G2 structure
with a specific torsion
Less ambitious question – given a G2 structure with a
specific torsion T in some fixed torsion class, which torsion
classes can we obtain by adding a 3-form c to :
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6. Deformations of G2 structures
General question – given a 7-manifold, which G2 structures
exist on it?
Still too hard. More manageable is – given with some torsion
T, when can find a 3-form c such that defines a G2 structure
with a specific torsion
Less ambitious question – given a G2 structure with a
specific torsion T in some fixed torsion class, which torsion
classes can we obtain by adding a 3-form c to :
For an arbitrary 3-form c even this is too difficult for now, but
we can restrict c to lie either in or
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6. Deformations of G2 structures
General question – given a 7-manifold, which G2 structures
exist on it?
Still too hard. More manageable is – given with some torsion
T, when can find a 3-form c such that defines a G2 structure
with a specific torsion
Less ambitious question – given a G2 structure with a
specific torsion T in some fixed torsion class, which torsion
classes can we obtain by adding a 3-form c to :
For an arbitrary 3-form c even this is too difficult for now, but
we can restrict c to lie either in or
Alternatively, can consider only infinitesimal behaviour, e.g.
Karigiannis math/0702077, SG &Yau 0802.0723, SG 0911.2185
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Properties of general deformations
Under a general deformation, , it can be
shown that the new metric becomes
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Properties of general deformations
Under a general deformation, , it can be
shown that the new metric becomes
where
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Properties of general deformations
Under a general deformation, , it can be
shown that the new metric becomes
where
Moreover, can show that for the new metric, is given
by
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Properties of general deformations
Under a general deformation, , it can be
shown that the new metric becomes
where
Moreover, can show that for the new metric, is given
by
The Levi-Civita connection of the new metric differs by
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Deformed torsion
The new torsion is now given by
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Deformed torsion
The new torsion is now given by
After some manipulations, get the following expression for it:
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Deformed torsion
The new torsion is now given by
After some manipulations, get the following expression for it:
Finally, can obtain individual torsion components by projecting
onto G2 representations:
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Deformed torsion
The new torsion is now given by
After some manipulations, get the following expression for it:
Finally, can obtain individual torsion components by projecting
onto G2 representations:
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Deformed torsion
The new torsion is now given by
After some manipulations, get the following expression for it:
Finally, can obtain individual torsion components by projecting
onto G2 representations:
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Deformed torsion
The new torsion is now given by
After some manipulations, get the following expression for it:
Finally, can obtain individual torsion components by projecting
onto G2 representations:
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Deformed torsion
The new torsion is now given by
After some manipulations, get the following expression for it:
Finally, can obtain individual torsion components by projecting
onto G2 representations:
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Conformal deformations
A deformation in simply corresponds to a conformal
rescaling. For convenience, suppose
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Conformal deformations
A deformation in simply corresponds to a conformal
rescaling. For convenience, suppose
Then, we have
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Conformal deformations
A deformation in simply corresponds to a conformal
rescaling. For convenience, suppose
Then, we have
The new torsion is also very simply expressed:
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Conformal deformations
A deformation in simply corresponds to a conformal
rescaling. For convenience, suppose
Then, we have
The new torsion is also very simply expressed:
So this deformation only affects the W7 torsion component
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Conformal deformations
A deformation in simply corresponds to a conformal
rescaling. For convenience, suppose
Then, we have
The new torsion is also very simply expressed:
So this deformation only affects the W7 torsion component
Recall that in class, ift1 is non-vanishing, then
Hence taking f = t1 will reduce the torsion class to
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Deformations in
Now suppose the deformation c lies in , and is defined by a
vector v:
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Deformations in
Now suppose the deformation c lies in , and is defined by a
vector v:
For convenience, denote . Then we have:
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Deformations in
Now suppose the deformation c lies in , and is defined by a
vector v:
For convenience, denote . Then we have:
The expression for the new torsion is somewhat more
complicated
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Deformations in
Now suppose the deformation c lies in , and is defined by a
vector v:
For convenience, denote . Then we have:
The expression for the new torsion is somewhat more
complicated
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Specific cases
First solving for various components of and then carefully
considering various consistency conditions, we get the
following results for deformations in
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Specific cases
First solving for various components of and then carefully
considering various consistency conditions, we get the
following results for deformations in
Theorem 1 A deformation from to exists if and only
if
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Specific cases
First solving for various components of and then carefully
considering various consistency conditions, we get the
following results for deformations in
Theorem 2 There exist no deformations from the strict
torsion classes , and to and vice versa.
Theorem 1 A deformation from to exists if and only
if
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Specific cases
First solving for various components of and then carefully
considering various consistency conditions, we get the
following results for deformations in
Theorem 2 There exist no deformations from the strict
torsion classes , and to and vice versa.
Theorem 1 A deformation from to exists if and only
if
Theorem 3 There exist no deformations from the strict
torsion class to itself.
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Specific cases
First solving for various components of and then carefully
considering various consistency conditions, we get the
following results for deformations in
Theorem 2 There exist no deformations from the strict
torsion classes , and to and vice versa.
Theorem 1 A deformation from to exists if and only
if
Theorem 3 There exist no deformations from the strict
torsion class to itself.
Theorem 4 A deformation from the strict class tothe strict class exists if and only if the original metric is awarped product with an interval (with a particular warpfactor)
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7. Concluding remarks
Even for a relatively simple deformation in , the torsion
deforms in a very complicated fashion. It would however be
interesting to investigate what happens to the 14- and 27-
dimensional torsion components
Much more difficult would be to perform the same analysis for
deformations in .
However in the case of vanishing torsion this could eventually
give some answers whether or not the moduli space of
manifolds with G2 holonomy is unobstructed, perhaps along
the lines of the Bogomolov-Tian-Todorov theorem for Calabi-
Yau moduli spaces.