Moment maps, symplectomorphism groups and compatible complex structures

DOI10.4310/JSG.2005.V3.N4.A6MaRDI QIDQ2642406zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Miguel Abreu, Gustavo Granja, Nitu Kitchloo

Publication date 14 August 2007

Published in The Journal of Symplectic Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0507382

zbMATH Keywords

equivariant cohomologyspace of compatible complex structuressymplectomorphism group

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Other complex differential geometry (53C56) Momentum maps; symplectic reduction (53D20)

Abstract: In this paper we apply Donaldson's general moment map framework for the action of a symplectomorphism group on the corresponding space of compatible (almost) complex structures to the case of rational ruled surfaces. This gives a new approach to understanding the topology of their symplectomorphism groups, based on a result of independent interest: the space of compatible integrable complex structures on any symplectic rational ruled surface is (weakly) contractible. We also explain how in general, under this condition, there is a direct relationship between the topology of a symplectomorphism group, the deformation theory of compatible complex structures and the groups of complex automorphisms of these complex structures.

Review text

In the paper under review one describes two applications of the infinite-dimensional moment map framework developed by \textit{S.~Donaldson} [in: M. F.~Atyiah, D.~Iagolnitzer (eds.), Fields Medallists Lectures (World Sci., Singapore) 384--403 (1997; Zbl 0913.01020)] for the action of a symplectomorphism group on the corresponding space of compatible almost complex structures. To state the main theorems of the present paper, let us denote by \(\sigma\) the standard area form on the sphere \(S^2\). For \(\lambda\in{\mathbb R}\) with \(\lambda\geq1\) let \(\omega_\lambda=\lambda\sigma\oplus\omega\), which is a symplectic form on \(S^2\times S^2\), and denote by \(G_\lambda\) the symplectomorphism group of \((S^2\times S^2,\omega_\lambda)\). With this notation, the first of the theorems announced in the paper under review says that the space \(X_\lambda\) of compatible (integrable) complex structures on \((S^2\times S^2,\omega_\lambda)\) is weakly contractible, which implies that \(H^*_{G_\lambda}(X_\lambda;{\mathbb Z})\simeq H^*(\text{B}G_\lambda;{\mathbb Z})\). According to the second theorem announced here, for every natural number \(\ell\) and every \(\lambda\in(\ell,\ell+1]\) there exists a group isomorphism \[ H^*(\text{B}G_\lambda;{\mathbb Z})\simeq H^*(\text{BSO}(3)\times\text{BSO}(3);{\mathbb Z}) \oplus\bigoplus\limits_{k=1}^\ell\Sigma^{4k-2} H^*(\text{B}S^1\times\text{BSO}(3);{\mathbb Z}). \] The details of the proofs for these two theorems are postponed for a forthcoming paper. As regards the present exposition, it should be noted that it is very clear and is illustrated by several interesting examples.

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