Commutators of contactomorphisms

DOI10.1016/J.AIM.2010.06.004zbMATH Open1203.22016arXiv0803.4338OpenAlexW2055289672MaRDI QIDQ607347FDOQ607347

Authors: Tomasz Rybicki 

Publication date: 22 November 2010

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

Abstract: The group of volume preserving diffeomorphisms, the group of symplectomorphisms and the group of contactomorphisms constitute the classical groups of diffeomorphisms. The first homology groups of the compactly supported identity components of the first two groups have been computed by Thurston and Banyaga, respectively. In this paper we solve the long standing problem on the algebraic structure of the third classical diffeomorphism group, i.e. the contactomorphism group. Namely we show that the compactly supported identity component of the group of contactomorphisms is perfect and simple (if the underlying manifold is connected). The result could be applied in various ways.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0803.4338

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zbMATH Keywords

manifoldcommutatordiffeomorphismgrouphomologycontactomorphism

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Infinite-dimensional Lie groups and their Lie algebras: general properties (22E65) Contact manifolds (general theory) (53D10) Differential topological aspects of diffeomorphisms (57R50)

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