A global theory of algebras of generalized functions

DOI10.1006/AIMA.2001.2018MaRDI QIDQ1597983zbMATHOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Michael Grosser, Michael Kunzinger, Roland Steinbauer, James A. Vickers

Publication date 28 July 2002

Published in Advances in Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9912216

zbMATH Keywords

differential algebraLie derivativessmooth vector fieldsColombeau algebra of distributions

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Generalized functions for nonlinear analysis (Rosinger, Colombeau, nonstandard, etc.) (46F30) Distributions and generalized functions on nonlinear spaces (46T30)

Abstract: We present a geometric approach to defining an algebra $hatmathcalG(M)$ (the Colombeau algebra) of generalized functions on a smooth manifold $M$ containing the space $mathcalD\text{'}(M)$ of distributions on $M$. Based on differential calculus in convenient vector spaces we achieve an intrinsic construction of $hatmathcalG(M)$. $hatmathcalG(M)$ is a{em differential} algebra, its elements possessing Lie derivatives with respect to arbitrary smooth vector fields. Moreover, we construct a canonical linear embedding of $mathcalD\text{'}(M)$ into $hatmathcalG(M)$ that renders ${mathcalC}^{i}nfty(M)$ a faithful subalgebra of $hatmathcalG(M)$. Finally, it is shown that this embedding commutes with Lie derivatives. Thus $hatmathcalG(M)$ retains all the distinguishing properties of the local theory in a global context.

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