Symmetric space valued moment maps.

DOI10.2140/PJM.2003.212.103MaRDI QIDQ1880099zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Matthew Leingang

Publication date 16 September 2004

Published in Pacific Journal of Mathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/9810064

zbMATH Keywords

\(G\)-spacesformsmomentum mapssymmetric pair

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Lie algebras of Lie groups (22E60) Momentum maps; symplectic reduction (53D20)

Abstract: For a Lie group G, we seek the right definition of a "moment space" for G. One axiom is clear, involving a closed equivariant three-form. We construct this form for symmetric spaces associated to a symmetric pair (H,G) with an additional structure. Furthermore, we prove a decomposition theorem for these pairs over a compact, connected, and semisimple Lie group.

Review text

It is well known that we have three momentum map theories, or at least three natural \(G\)-spaces which serve as targets for moment maps: \(\mathfrak{g}^*\) for the classical Hamiltonian theory, \(G\) for the \(q\)-Hamiltonian theory and \(G_\mathbb{C}/G\) representing the Poisson or \(Y\)-valued theory. In the paper under review the author brings these theories into a unified framework. He shows that given a symmetric pair \((H,G)\) with a special pairing on the Lie algebra of \(H\), one may construct an equivariantly closed \(3\)-form on \(P=H/G\) and a momentum map theory. As particular cases one refines the momentum theories mentioned above.

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