On the extension problem for weak moment maps (Q2670958)

An \(n\)-plectic structure on a manifold \(M\) is a closed \((n+1)\)-form such that the contraction of a vector field with \(\omega\) is an injective map. A \(1\)-plectic structure is just a symplectic structure. After the works of J. Baez and C. Rogers, \(n\)-plectic geometry can be seen as a categorification of symplectic geometry. For instance, there is an \(L_\infty\)-algebra \(L_\infty (M, \omega)\) attached to an \(n\)-plectic manifold \((M, \omega)\) which reproduces the usual Poisson algebra of (Hamiltonian) funtions when \(n = 1\). When a Lie group \(G\), with Lie algebra \(\mathfrak g\), acts on an \(n\)-plectic manifold, Callies, Fregier, Rogers and Zambon have defined the analogue of a moment map for an \(n\)-plectic manifold. It is called a \textit{homotopy moment map} an it is an \(L_\infty\)-map \(\mathfrak g \to L_\infty (M, \omega)\). There is also a notion by Herman of weak moment map. In the case \(n = 1\) a weak moment map is just a (usual) moment map, while a homotopy moment map is an equivariant moment map. Things are more complicated for higher \(n\), but a homotopy moment map does always define a weak moment map. The authors answer the following questions: when does the existence of a weak moment map implies the existence of a homotopy moment map? when does a weak moment map extend to a homotopy moment map? How about in the equivariant case? The answers are of a cohomological nature.