Invariant solutions to the conformal Killing–Yano equation on Lie groups

Abstract

We search for invariant solutions of the conformal Killing–Yano equation on Lie groups equipped with left invariant Riemannian metrics, focusing on 2-forms. We show that when the Lie group is compact equipped with a bi-invariant metric or 2-step nilpotent, the only invariant solutions occur on the 3-dimensional sphere or on a Heisenberg group. We classify the 3-dimensional Lie groups with left invariant metrics carrying invariant conformal Killing–Yano 2-forms.