The Geometry of Generalised Spin$^r$ Spinors on Projective Spaces

TL;DR

This paper extends the understanding of spin representations to the generalized spin^r setting on projective spaces, identifying invariant spinors and exploring their geometric significance.

Contribution

It characterizes invariant spin^r spinors on complex, quaternionic, and Cayley projective spaces, providing a complete description for the minimal r with non-zero invariant spinors.

Findings

Identified new invariant spin^r spinors on key projective spaces.

Provided a complete description of invariant spinors for minimal r.

Explored geometric implications of special spin^r spinors.

Abstract

In this paper, we adapt the characterisation of the spin representation via exterior forms to the generalised spin$^r$ context. We find new invariant spin$^r$ spinors on the projective spaces $\mathbb{CP}^n$, $\mathbb{HP}^n$, and the Cayley plane $\mathbb{OP}^2$ for all their homogeneous realisations. Specifically, for each of these realisations, we provide a complete description of the space of invariant spin$^r$ spinors for the minimum value of $r$ for which this space is non-zero. Additionally, we demonstrate some geometric implications of the existence of special spin$^r$ spinors on these spaces.