Momentum maps and Morita equivalence (Q2494190)

A theory of Hamiltonian actions of quasi-symplectic groupoids is presented, in order to unify different momentum map theories such as: Hamiltonian \(G\)-spaces [\textit{J. Marsden} and \textit{A. Weinstein}, Rep. Math. Phys. 5, 121--130 (1974; Zbl 0327.58005)], Lu-Weinstein's momentum maps of Poisson group actions [\textit{J.-H. Lu} and \textit{A. Weinstein}, J. Differ. Geom. 31, No. 2, 501--526 (1990; Zbl 0673.58018)], and the group-values momentum maps of \textit{A. Alekseev, A. Malkin} and \textit{E. Meinrenken} [J. Differ. Geom. 48, No. 3, 445--495 (1998; Zbl 0948.53045)]. First, the author defines and studies quasi-symplectic groupoids. Second, he introduces the notion of Hamiltonian spaces for quasi-symplectic groupoids (giving some examples), and the corresponding reduction theorem. Finally, he studies the Morita equivalence, proving that Morita equivalent quasi-symplectic groupoids define equivalent momentum map theories. As a consequence, several results concerning the equivalence of the above-mentioned momentum map theories are recovered.