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Riemannian Geometry is a subfield of Differential Geometry, which specifically studies "Riemannian Manifolds", manifolds with "Riemannian Metrics", which means that they are equipped with continuous inner products.

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A generalized Dirac operator

Let $(M^4,g)$ be a closed four-dimensional Riemannian manifold and $J$ be an almost complex structure on $M$. Then for normal coordinate $e_1,\dots e_4$ at a point $m,$ and for a section $\alpha$ of a …
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Weitzenböck formula and comparison of norms

Let $M$ be a closed Riemannian manifold with a spin$^\mathbb{C}$ bundle $S$. Now for a spin connection $A,$ and a spinor $\phi,$ it can be shown that $C\lvert\nabla_A\phi\rvert^2\geq \lvert D_A\phi\rv …
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Reference for $\epsilon$-regularity

I am looking for a reference for the following $\epsilon$-regularity statement: let $(M,g)$ be a Riemannian manifold of dimension $n$, $\Delta=dd^*+d^*d$, $B_r$ denotes a ball of radius $r$ around a …
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Understanding the quadratic part in Seiberg Witten equation

Lets take a closed four manifold $M:=\Sigma_1\times \Sigma_2,$ where $\Sigma_i$s are compact Riemann surfaces. Now if $V$ and $W$ are Spin$^\mathbb{C}$ bundles on $\Sigma_1$ and $\Sigma_2$ respectivel …
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Curvature of the line bundle $\mathcal{O}(2)$ on the twistor space

Let $M^4$ be a closed Riemannian manifold and $Z:=S\big(\Lambda^2_+(M)\big)$ denote the twistor space of $M,$ i.e., the sphere bundle of the self-dual 2-forms on $M$. Now at a point $(m,J)\in Z$ the t …
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Identifying a $4$-form on a $6$-dimensional manifold

Let $M$ be a closed $6$-dimensional Riemannian manifold with a spin$^{\mathbb{C}}$ structure. It is known that real $4$-forms on $M$ act on the positive-spinors as trace-free hermitian endomorphisms b …
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A question in spin geometry in dimension 8

$\DeclareMathOperator\trace{trace}\DeclareMathOperator\End{End}\DeclareMathOperator\Trace{Trace}$This is to understand a very specific isomorphism in dimension $8$. In dimension $4$ for a spin$^c$ man …
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Pull back of Spin$^{\mathbb{C}}$ bundle

Let $M$ be a closed $4$-d Riemannian manifold and $Z$ be its twistor space of $M$, i.e., the bundle of almost complex structures on $M$. Let $V$ be a Spin$^{\mathbb{C}}$ bundle, $V_+$ denote the posit …
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Bound of the spinor element in Seiberg-Witten equation for a Kähler surface

Let's say we want to solve a perturbed version of SW equations on a closed Kähler manifold $(X,\omega):$ \begin{align*} &D_A\phi=0\\ &F_A+it\omega=q(\phi)=\phi\otimes\phi^*-\frac{|\phi|^2}{2}\text{Id} …
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A question in $\operatorname{Spin}(7)$ geometry

$\DeclareMathOperator\Spin{Spin}$I am looking for a proof of a fact (I think it's true intuitively due to representation theory) in $\Spin(7)$ geometry. Let's take a closed $\Spin(7)$-manifold $(M^8,g …
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Decomposition of forms in $\operatorname{SU}(4)$-manifold

$\DeclareMathOperator\Spin{Spin}\DeclareMathOperator\SU{SU}$Let $(X,\Omega,\omega,J)$ be a manifold with an $\SU(4)$ structure. Since $\SU(4)\subset\Spin(7)$, $X$ also has a $\Spin(7)$-structure. I wa …
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Decomposition of forms on a Spin$(7)$ manifold

Let's take a $G_2$ manifold $(M,\Phi)$, then we get a Spin$(7)$ manifold by taking $(M\times\mathbb{R},\Psi:=\Phi\wedge dt+*_M\Phi),$ where $t$ is the coordinate in the $\mathbb{R}$-direction. $\Phi\i …
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A specific question in $G_2$ geometry

Let's take a closed $G_2$ manifold $(M,\Phi)$. $\Phi$ denoting the three-form which defines the $G_2$ structure on $M$. Let's take a closed two form $\theta\in\Omega^2(M).$ Is \begin{align} d(\theta_{ …
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Is curvature of the canonical line bundle always $(1,1)?$

Let $(M,g,\omega)$ be a symplectic manifold with $g$ and $\omega$ denoting the Riemannian metric and the symplectic form respectively. If $J$ is a compatible almost-complex structure, then is the indu …
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Trace-free Hermitian endomorphisms in dimension $7$

Let $M$ be a spin-manifold of dimension $7$. Let $S\rightarrow M$ be a spin-bundle on $M$. Then Clifford multiplication ($c$) gives us the following isomorphism: \begin{align*} c:i\Lambda^2\oplus\Lamb …
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