On the structure of Lie pseudo-groups

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contact form essential invariant jet Lie pseudo-group Maurer-Cartan form structure equations

Exterior differential systems (Cartan theory) (58A15) Pseudogroups and differentiable groupoids (58H05)

Abstract: We compare and contrast two approaches to the structure theory for Lie pseudo-groups, the first due to Cartan, and the second due to the first two authors. We argue that the latter approach offers certain advantages from both a theoretical and practical standpoint.

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The authors compare and contrast two approaches to the structure equations for Lie pseudo-groups, the first due to Cartan, and the second due to the first two authors. The latter relies on the contact structure of the infinite diffeomorphism jet bundles, whereas Cartan's is based on the prolongation of exterior differential systems. The authors construct the Maurer-Cartan forms associated to a Lie pseudo-group \(\mathcal G\) by pulling back the canonical Maurer-Cartan forms of the bundle of infinite jets of all diffeomorphisms of the underlying manifold to the bundle of infinite jets of the transformations of \(\mathcal G\). Then they deduce that both approaches are equivalent for transitive Lie pseudo-groups. Two examples illustrate what can happen in the nontransitive case. In the referee's opinion, the contact form approach is so conceptual that we are entitled to expect it will lead to many further applications.

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