16 feb 2021 -- 16:00
Geometry in Como - Online
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Abstract.
I will introduce a special class of almost 3-contact metric manifolds, called 3-$(\alpha,\delta)$-Sasaki, which is a generalization of 3-Sasaki manifolds. I will show that they satisfy a general criterion for almost 3-contact metric manifolds to admit a canonical metric connection with skew torsion. Various geometric properties of these manifolds can be described, involving the canonical connection and the relation with quaternionic Kähler spaces (joint works with Ilka Agricola and Leander Stecker - Marburg).