Haantjes algebras and diagonalization

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DOI10.1016/J.GEOMPHYS.2020.103968zbMATH Open1490.58005arXiv1710.04522OpenAlexW2763852632MaRDI QIDQ2220106FDOQ2220106

Piergiulio Tempesta, Giorgio Tondo

Publication date: 21 January 2021

Published in: Journal of Geometry and Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We introduce the notion of Haantjes algebra: It consists of an assignment of a family of operator fields on a differentiable manifold, each of them with vanishing Haantjes torsion. They are also required to satisfy suitable compatibility conditions. Haantjes algebras naturally generalize several known interesting geometric structures, arising in Riemannian geometry and in the theory of integrable systems. At the same time, as we will show, they play a crucial role in the theory of diagonalization of operators on differentiable manifolds. Assuming that the operators of a Haantjes algebra are semisimple and commute, we shall prove that there exists a set of local coordinates where all operators can be diagonalized simultaneously. Moreover, in the general, non-semisimple case, they acquire simultaneously, in a suitable local chart, a block-diagonal form.


Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1710.04522




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