Orthogonal Plücker-type conjecture for simple forms

Let V\mathbb{V} be a finite-dimensional real vector space with a euclidean or lorentzian inner product, let p2p\geq 2, and let FΛpVF\in\Lambda^p\mathbb{V}^*. For ΞΛp2V\Xi\in\Lambda^{p-2}\mathbb{V}, write ιΞF\iota_\Xi F for the resulting 22-form and let [ιΞF,F][\iota_\Xi F,F] denote its induced action on FF. Orthogonal Plücker-type conjecture. (i) If dimV=d=2p\dim\mathbb{V}=d=2p or d=2p+1d=2p+1, then, for all ΞΛp2V\Xi\in\Lambda^{p-2}\mathbb{V},

[ιΞF,F]=0[\iota_\Xi F,F]=0

if and only if FF is a sum of two orthogonal simple forms:

F=F1+F2,F=F_1+F_2,

where F1F_1 and F2F_2 are simple and F1F2F_1\perp F_2. (ii) If pd<2pp\leq d<2p, then the same equation holds if and only if FF is simple. These conditions are motivated by the Plücker relations for forms and by their role in supersymmetric supergravity solutions. The first part had been verified in several low-dimensional cases listed in the source, while the second part had also been verified in selected cases; the general assertions remain conjectural in the stated signatures and dimensions.

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José Figueroa-O'Farrill and George Papadopoulos, “Pluecker-type relations for orthogonal planes”, arXiv:math/0211170 (2003).

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