A Lie algebra structure on variation vector fields along curves in 2-dimensional space forms (Q2514137)

This paper is motivated by the investigation of relationships between geometric motions of curves in a certain space and Hamiltonian systems of partial differential equations. A Lie algebra structure on variation vector fields along an immersed curve in a 2-dimensional real space form is investigated. This Lie algebra particularized to plane curves is the cornerstone in order to define a Hamiltonian structure for plane curve motions. The Hamiltonian form and the integrability of the planar filament equation are discussed from this point of view. In Section 1, the authors give a detailed introduction about the problem. In Section 2, they introduce some definitions and properties about derivations, and afterwards they give the suitable mathematical framework to study their Hamiltonian structures. Then they move in Section 3 to study the space of immersed arc-length parametrized curves in a 2-dimensional real space form. In particular, they describe the space consisting of variation vector fields locally preserving arc-length parameter and derive important results for later use. Section 4 is the main section and is devoted to study the Lie algebra structure on local variation vector fields. In Section 5 the authors use such a Lie algebra to construct the Hamiltonian operator and give the Hamiltonian structure for planar filament equation, discussing also its integrability.