A Projective-to-Conformal Fefferman-Type Construction

We study a Fefferman-type construction based on the inclusion of Lie groups SL(n+1) into Spin(n+1,n+1). The construction associates a split-signature (n,n)-conformal spin structure to a projective structure of dimension n. We prove the existence of a canonical pure twistor spinor and a light-like co...

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Datum:2017
Hauptverfasser: Hammerl, M., Sagerschnig, K., Šilhan, J., Taghavi-Chabert, A., Zádník, V.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Інститут математики НАН України 2017
Schriftenreihe:Symmetry, Integrability and Geometry: Methods and Applications
Online Zugang:http://dspace.nbuv.gov.ua/handle/123456789/149272
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Zusammenfassung:We study a Fefferman-type construction based on the inclusion of Lie groups SL(n+1) into Spin(n+1,n+1). The construction associates a split-signature (n,n)-conformal spin structure to a projective structure of dimension n. We prove the existence of a canonical pure twistor spinor and a light-like conformal Killing field on the constructed conformal space. We obtain a complete characterisation of the constructed conformal spaces in terms of these solutions to overdetermined equations and an integrability condition on the Weyl curvature. The Fefferman-type construction presented here can be understood as an alternative approach to study a conformal version of classical Patterson-Walker metrics as discussed in recent works by Dunajski-Tod and by the authors. The present work therefore gives a complete exposition of conformal Patterson-Walker metrics from the viewpoint of parabolic geometry.