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In mathematics, the Bismut connection is the unique connection on a complex Hermitian manifold that satisfies the following conditions,
Bismut has used this connection when proving a local index formula for the Dolbeault operator on non-Kähler manifolds. Bismut connection has applications in type II and heterotic string theory.
The explicit construction goes as follows. Let denote the pairing of two vectors using the metric that is Hermitian w.r.t the complex structure, i.e. . Further let be the Levi-Civita connection. Define first a tensor such that . This tensor is anti-symmetric in the first and last entry, i.e. the new connection still preserves the metric. In concrete terms, the new connection is given by with being the Levi-Civita connection. The new connection also preserves the complex structure. However, the tensor is not yet totally anti-symmetric; the anti-symmetrization will lead to the Nijenhuis tensor. Denote the anti-symmetrization as , with given explicitly as
still preserves the complex structure, i.e. .
So if is integrable, then above term vanishes, and the connection