Riemannian manifolds with a closed parallel torsion 3-form are locally N × G (G semisimple), enabling simplified proofs and explicit classification of strong G2, Spin(7), and certain 8D HKT manifolds.
Connection with torsion, parallel spinors and geometry of Spin(7) manifolds
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We show that on every Spin(7) manifold there always exists a unique linear connection with totally skew-symmetric torsion preserving a nontrivial spinor and the Spin(7) structure. We express its torsion and the Riemannian scalar curvature in terms of the fundamental 4-form. We present an explicit formula for the Riemannian covariant derivative of the fundamental 4-form in terms of its exterior differential. We show the vanishing of the (\hat)-A genus and obtain a linear relation between Betti numbers of a compact Spin(7) manifolds which are locally but not globally conformally equivalent to a space with closed fundamental 4-form. A general solution to the Killing spinor equations is presented
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On the rigidity of special and exceptional geometries with torsion a closed $3$-form
Riemannian manifolds with a closed parallel torsion 3-form are locally N × G (G semisimple), enabling simplified proofs and explicit classification of strong G2, Spin(7), and certain 8D HKT manifolds.