GIFT: Geometric Information Field Theory

22 Conformal Rigidity

The \(G_2\) metric on \(K_7\) is completely determined by two constraints: \(G_2\) holonomy (kills 27 traceless deformations) and \(\det (g) = 65/32\) (fixes the remaining conformal modulus), leaving zero free parameters.

22.1 \(G_2\) Representation Decompositions

Theorem 22.1 \(\mathrm{Sym}^2(V_7) = 1 \oplus 27\) under \(G_2\)

The symmetric 2-tensors decompose as conformal trace (\(1\)) plus traceless part (\(27 = \mathrm{dim}(J_3(\mathbb {O}))\)): \(28 = 1 + 27\).

Theorem 22.2 \(\Lambda ^2(V_7) = 7 \oplus 14\) under \(G_2\)

The 2-forms decompose as standard (\(7\)) plus adjoint (\(14\)): \(21 = \mathrm{dim}(K_7) + \mathrm{dim}(G_2)\).

Theorem 22.3 \(\mathrm{End}(V_7) = 1 \oplus 7 \oplus 14 \oplus 27\)

The endomorphism algebra uses all four fundamental \(G_2\) representations: \(49 = 1 + 7 + 14 + 27 = \mathrm{dim}(K_7)^2\).

Theorem 22.4 \(\Lambda ^3(V_7) = 1 \oplus 7 \oplus 27\)

The 3-forms decompose as \(C(7,3) = 35 = 1 + \mathrm{dim}(K_7) + \mathrm{dim}(J_3(\mathbb {O}))\). The singlet is the associative 3-form \(\varphi _0\); the \(27\) is the same representation as in \(\mathrm{Sym}^2_0(V_7)\).

22.2 Conformal Rigidity Theorem

Theorem 22.5 Zero residual degrees of freedom

The metric has \(28 - 27 - 1 = 0\) free parameters:

  1. \(\mathrm{dim}(\mathrm{SPD}_7) = 28\) total metric DOF

  2. \(G_2\) holonomy kills \(\mathrm{dim}(J_3(\mathbb {O})) = 27\) traceless directions

  3. \(\det (g) = 65/32\) fixes the remaining conformal modulus

Theorem 22.6 Conformal exponent = \(\mathrm{dim}(G_2)\)

For the isotropic metric \(g = c^2 \cdot I_7\): \(\det (g) = c^{2 \times \mathrm{dim}(K_7)} = c^{\mathrm{dim}(G_2)}\). The holonomy dimension determines the conformal equation.

Theorem 22.7 \(\mathrm{dim}(J_3(\mathbb {O})) = N_{\mathrm{gen}}^3\)

\(27 = 3^3\): the traceless symmetric space dimension equals the cube of the generation number.

22.3 Moduli Space Structure

Theorem 22.8 \(b_3- b_2= \mathrm{dim}(\mathrm{fund.}\; E_7)\)

The moduli gap \(77 - 21 = 56 = \mathrm{dim}(\mathrm{fund.}\; E_7) = \mathrm{rank}(E_8) \times \mathrm{dim}(K_7) = 8 \times 7\).

22.4 Master Certificate

All 9 conjuncts of the conformal rigidity certificate are proven.