Nijenhuis geometry (Q2064460)

In this first paper of a series on the subject, the authors introduce the basic notions, techniques, and motivations on manifolds endowed with a field of endomorphisms with vanishing Nijenhuis tensor. Recall that the Nijenhuis tensor of a field of endomorphisms \(L\) is the vector-valued \(2\)-form defined as \(\mathcal N_L(v,w)=L^2[v,w]+[Lv,Lw]-L[Lv,w]-L[v,Lw]\). The ultimate goal of the authors is to study Nijenhuis geometry from local description at generic points to singularities and global analysis. In this paper, they introduce terminology, develope several techniques, and summarize and generalize basic facts.