Bismut Ricci flat generalized metrics on compact homogeneous spaces

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A generalized metric on a manifold M M , i.e., a pair ( g , H ) (g,H) , where g g is a Riemannian metric and H H a closed 3 3 -form, is a fixed point of the generalized Ricci flow if and only if ( g , H ) (g,H) is Bismut Ricci flat: H H is g g -harmonic and R c ( g ) = 1 4 H g 2 Rc(g)=\tfrac {1}{4}H_g^2 . On any homogeneous space M = G / K M=G/K , where G = G 1 × G 2 G=G_1\times G_2 is a compact semisimple Lie group with two simple factors, under some mild assumptions, we exhibit a Bismut Ricci flat G G -invariant generalized metric, which is proved to be unique among a 4 4 -parameter space of metrics in many cases, including when K K is neither abelian nor semisimple. On the other hand, if K K is simple and the standard metric is Einstein on both G 1 / π 1 ( K ) G_1/\pi _1(K) and G 2 / π 2 ( K ) G_2/\pi _2(K) , we give a one-parameter family of Bismut Ricci flat G G -invariant generalized metrics on G / K G/K and show that it is most likely pairwise non-homothetic by computing the ratio of Ricci eigenvalues. This is proved to be the case for every space of the form M = G × G / Δ K M=G\times G/\Delta K and for M 35 = S O ( 8 ) × S O ( 7 ) / G 2 M^{35}=SO(8)\times SO(7)/G_2 .