On certain classes of $$\mathbf{Sp}(4,\mathbb{R})$$ symmetric $$G_2$$ structures
AbstractWe find two different families of $$\mathbf{Sp}(4,\mathbb{R})$$ Sp ( 4 , R ) symmetric $$G_2$$ G 2 structures in seven dimensions. These are $$G_2$$ G 2 structures with $$G_2$$ G 2 being the split real form of the simple exceptional complex Lie group $$G_2$$ G 2 . The first family has $$\tau _2\equiv 0$$ τ 2 ≡ 0 , while the second family has $$\tau _1\equiv \tau _2\equiv 0$$ τ 1 ≡ τ 2 ≡ 0 , where $$\tau _1$$ τ 1 , $$\tau _2$$ τ 2 are the celebrated $$G_2$$ G 2 -invariant parts of the intrinsic torsion of the $$G_2$$ G 2 structure. The families are different in the sense that the first one lives on a homogeneous space $$\mathbf{Sp}(4,\mathbb{R})/\mathbf{SL}(2,\mathbb{R})_l$$ Sp ( 4 , R ) / SL ( 2 , R ) l , and the second one lives on a homogeneous space $$\mathbf{Sp}(4,\mathbb{R})/\mathbf{SL}(2,\mathbb{R})_s$$ Sp ( 4 , R ) / SL ( 2 , R ) s . Here $$\mathbf{SL}(2,\mathbb{R})_l$$ SL ( 2 , R ) l is an $$\mathbf{SL}(2,\mathbb{R})$$ SL ( 2 , R ) corresponding to the $$\mathfrak{sl}(2,\mathbb{R})$$ sl ( 2 , R ) related to the long roots in the root diagram of $$\mathfrak{sp}(4,\mathbb{R})$$ sp ( 4 , R ) , and $$\mathbf{SL}(2,\mathbb{R})_s$$ SL ( 2 , R ) s is an $$\mathbf{SL}(2,\mathbb{R})$$ SL ( 2 , R ) corresponding to the $$\mathfrak{sl}(2,\mathbb{R})$$ sl ( 2 , R ) related to the short roots in the root diagram of $$\mathfrak{sp}(4,\mathbb{R})$$ sp ( 4 , R ) .