Embedded surfaces for symplectic circle actions

DOI10.1007/S11401-017-1031-7MaRDI QIDQ1688133zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Yunhyung Cho, Min Kyu Kim, Dong Youp Suh

Publication date 5 January 2018

Published in Chinese Annals of Mathematics. Series B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1207.4977

zbMATH Keywords

Hamiltonian actionsymplectic geometry

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Symplectic manifolds (general theory) (53D05) Momentum maps; symplectic reduction (53D20)

Abstract: The purpose of this article is to characterize symplectic and Hamiltonian circle actions on symplectic manifolds in terms of symplectic embeddings of Riemann surfaces. More precisely, we will show that (1) if $(M,omega)$ admits a Hamiltonian $S^1$-action, then there exists an $S^1$-invariant symplectic $2$-sphere $S$ in $(M,omega)$ such that $langle{c}_1(M),[S]angle>0$, and (2) if the action is non-Hamiltonian, then there exists an $S^1$-invariant symplectic $2$-torus $T$ in $(M,omega)$ such that $langle{c}_1(M),[T]angle=0$. As applications, we will give a very simple proof of the following well-known theorem which was proved by Atiyah-Bott cite{AB}, Lupton-Oprea cite{LO}, and Ono cite{O2} : suppose that $(M,omega)$ is a smooth closed symplectic manifold satisfying $c_1(TM)=lambdacdot[omega]$ for some $lambdainR$ and let $G$ be a compact connected Lie group acting effectively on $M$ preserving $omega$. Then (1) if $lambda<0$, then $G$ must be trivial, (2) if $lambda=0$, then the $G$-action is non-Hamiltonian, and (3) if $lambda>0$, then the $G$-action is Hamiltonian.

Review text

In the paper under review, the authors characterize symplectic and Hamiltonian circle actions on symplectic manifolds in terms of symplectic embeddings of Riemann surfaces. The authors prove that if a symplectic manifold \((M, \omega)\) admits a Hamiltonian \(S^1\)-action, then there is a two-sphere \(S^2 \subset (M, \omega)\) with \(\int_{S^2} \omega>0\) and \(\langle c_1(M,\omega), [S^2] \rangle>0\). On the other hand, if the action is non-Hamiltonian, then there exists an \(S^1\)-invariant symplectic two-torus \(T^2\subset (M, \omega)\) such that \(\langle c_1(M,\omega), [T^2] \rangle=0\). The authors apply their results to provide a relatively simple proof of the following known theorem: Given a closed symplectic manifold \((M, \omega)\), where \(c_1(M, \omega)\) is \(\lambda\)-proportional to \([\omega]\) for some \(\lambda\in \mathbb R\), and a compact connected Lie group \(G\) which acts on \((M, \omega)\) effectively (i.e., the identity element in \(G\) is the unique element which fixes the whole of \(M\)), and preserves \(\omega\). If \(\lambda\) is positive (\((M, \omega)\) is a monotone symplectic manifold), then the \(G\)-action is Hamiltonian. If \(\lambda\) vanishes (\((M, \omega)\) is a Calabi-Yau symplectic manifold), then the \(G\)-action is non-Hamiltonian. If \(\lambda\) is negative (\((M, \omega)\) is a negatively monotone symplectic manifold), then \(G\) is trivial. In the monotone symplectic case, this theorem has been first proven by \textit{M. F. Atiyah} and \textit{R. Bott} [Topology 23, 1--28 (1984; Zbl 0521.58025)] and \textit{G. Lupton} and \textit{J. Oprea} [Trans. Am. Math. Soc. 347, No. 1, 261--288 (1995; Zbl 0836.57019)]. In the symplectic Calabi-Yau case and the negatively monotone case it has been first proven by Ono.

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