Connections with torsion, parallel spinors and geometry of spin(7) manifolds

Mathematical Research Letters

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 171-186

  Ivanov, Stefan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Killing spinor equations; Paralllel spinors; Spin(7) structure; Torsion, Dirac operator

Indexed keywords

EID: 3543031032     PISSN: 10732780     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4310/MRL.2004.v11.n2.a3     Document Type: Article

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