Example of a non-log-concave Duistermaat-Heckman measure (Q1815696)

From MaRDI portal





scientific article
Language Label Description Also known as
default for all languages
No label defined
    English
    Example of a non-log-concave Duistermaat-Heckman measure
    scientific article

      Statements

      Example of a non-log-concave Duistermaat-Heckman measure (English)
      0 references
      0 references
      25 May 1997
      0 references
      The author constructs a compact symplectic 6-dimensional manifold with an Hamiltonian circle action for which the Duistermaat-Heckman function is not log-concave, i.e., its logarithm is not concave. This provides a counterexample to a conjecture of Ginsburg and Knudsen.
      0 references
      symplectic action
      0 references
      Duistermaat-Heckman function
      0 references
      not log-concave
      0 references
      0 references

      Identifiers