Existence of metrics with harmonic spinors on closed spin manifolds

Let (M,s)(M,s) be a closed spin manifold of dimension m3m\ge 3 with fixed spin structure ss.

Harmonic-spinor existence conjecture. There exists a Riemannian metric gg on MM such that

h(M,g,s)>0.h(M,g,s)>0.

The conjecture asks whether every closed spin manifold of dimension at least three admits a metric with a nonzero harmonic spinor for each fixed spin structure. The surrounding discussion records positive results in several dimensions and for spheres, while the general case remains unresolved.

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Primary source

Simone Farinelli, “Riemannian Metrics and Harmonic Sections of Spinor Bundles”, arXiv:1204.3248 (2024).

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