Spin(7)-manifold

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In mathematics, a Spin(7)-manifold is an eight-dimensional Riemannian manifold with the exceptional holonomy group Spin(7). Spin(7)-manifolds are Ricci-flat.

The first examples of compact Spin(7)-manifolds were constructed by Dominic Joyce.

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Dominic Joyce (2000). Compact Manifolds with Special Holonomy. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850601-5.

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