Reduction of Courant algebroids and generalized complex structures (Q877738): Difference between revisions

The authors study the reduction of generalized geometrical structures such as Dirac structures and generalized complex structures. Generally speaking, the quotient of a space does not inherit the same type of geometry as the original space; however it can be usefull to consider a reduction for this to occur. In this paper, the authors present a theory of reduction for Courant algebroids and Dirac structures. Extended actions and a generalized notion of moment map are then considered. Finally, generalized Kähler reduction is studied.