Purely coclosed G$_{\mathbf2}$-structures on 2-step nilpotent Lie groups

TL;DR

This paper classifies 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras that admit purely coclosed G2-structures, characterizes the induced metrics, and provides explicit descriptions for cases with small derived algebra dimensions.

Contribution

It offers new criteria for the metrics induced by purely coclosed G2-structures and classifies the Lie algebras supporting such structures, including explicit metric descriptions.

Findings

Criteria for metrics induced by coclosed G2-structures

Classification of Lie algebras with such structures

Explicit metric descriptions for low-dimensional cases

Abstract

We consider left-invariant (purely) coclosed G$_2$-structures on 7-dimensional 2-step nilpotent Lie groups. According to the dimension of the commutator subgroup, we obtain various criteria characterizing the Riemannian metrics induced by left-invariant purely coclosed G$_2$-structures. Then, we use them to determine the isomorphism classes of 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras admitting such type of structures. As an intermediate step, we show that every metric on a 2-step nilpotent Lie algebra admitting coclosed G$_2$-structures is induced by one of them. Finally, we use our results to give the explicit description of the metrics induced by purely coclosed G$_2$-structures on 2-step nilpotent Lie algebras with derived algebra of dimension at most two, up to automorphism.