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The cohomology class of the affine symplectic group

i. Overview

Souriau (Structure des systemes dynamiques, Dunod 1970, chapter 11) attaches to a dynamical group `G` acting on a connected symplectic (or presymplectic) manifold `V` with moment `μ` a map `θ : G → 𝔤*`, `θ(a) = μ(a_V(x)) - a_{𝔤*}(μ(x))` (11.17 a), which by connectedness does not depend on `x` and satisfies the cocycle identity `θ(a × b) = θ(a) + a_{𝔤*}(θ(b))` (11.17 b). Its cohomology class does not depend on the choice of the moment (11.18), (11.20), and it vanishes when a `G`-invariant potential exists (11.21).

This file proves the following for the group of Souriau's example (10.12), the affine symplectic group `Sp(E) ⋉ E` of a real symplectic vector space `E`, acting by `x ↦ B x + C`, with the moment `moment` of (11.7): the defect `θ(a)` does not depend on `x` and equals `μ(C)` (a computation here, not a consequence of connectedness), `θ` is a 1-cocycle of the coadjoint action, its derivative at the identity along a curve is the Lie algebra cocycle of `PhyslibAlpha.ClassicalMechanics.MomentMap`, and its cohomology class is not zero. It does NOT prove (11.18), (11.20) or (11.21): by (11.21) the non-zero class means that no potential of `σ` is invariant under this group, but that implication is Souriau's and is not formalised here.

The Lie algebra is the space of pairs `(A, b)` with `A` infinitesimally symplectic, acting by the affine vector fields `Z_E(x) = A x + b`; only its module structure is used, and no Lean term relates it to `AffineSymplecticAction` (the link with its cocycle is by formula). The adjoint action is given by the formula of `adjoint` and characterised by the identity `vectorField_adjoint` of (6.25); the coadjoint action `a_{𝔤*}(μ) = μ ∘ Ad(a⁻¹)` of (11.15) is a `MulAction` on the dual.

The cocycle notions are Mathlib's: `θ` is a `groupCohomology.IsCocycle₁` for the coadjoint action, and "the class is non-zero" is `¬ groupCohomology.IsCoboundary₁`. Souriau's differentiability requirement on `θ` is not formalised: the group here carries no manifold structure, and `θ` is given by a closed formula.

ii. Key results

- `vectorField_adjoint`: (6.25), `(Ad(a) Z)_E (a_E x) = B (Z_E x)`, which characterises `adjoint` together with `vectorField_injective`. - `moment_smul_sub_smul_moment`: (11.17 a) in closed form, `μ(a_E(x)) - a_{𝔤*}(μ(x)) = μ(C)`: the defect `θ(a)` does not depend on `x`, and is the moment at the point `a_E(0) = C`. - `isCocycle₁_moment_translation`: (11.17 b), `θ` is a 1-cocycle of the coadjoint action. - `hasDerivAt_moment_translation`: part of (11.17 c), the derivative of `θ` at the identity along a curve whose translation part has velocity `b'` is `σ (b', b Z)`, the value of `AffineSymplecticAction.cocycle` (the 2-form property and ♣ of (11.17 c) are not proved here). - `not_isCoboundary₁_moment_translation`: the cohomology class of the affine symplectic group is non-zero as soon as `E ≠ 0`.

iii. Table of contents

  • A. The affine symplectic group
  • B. Its Lie algebra and the adjoint action
  • C. The coadjoint action and the moment
  • D. The cohomology class
  • E. The plane

iv. References

- J.-M. Souriau, Structure des systemes dynamiques, Dunod, Paris, 1970: chapter 11, pp. 104-117, for (11.7), (11.15)-(11.21) and (11.28); (6.24)-(6.25) and (10.12), (10.28)-(10.32) for the adjoint action and the affine symplectic group.

References

* J.-M. Souriau, *Structure des systèmes dynamiques*, Maîtrises de mathématiques, Dunod, Paris, 1970, chapter 11, pp. 104-117, and (6.24)-(6.25), (10.12). The equation numbers refer to this edition. [ref: Souriau1970]

A. The affine symplectic group

The affine symplectomorphisms `x ↦ B x + C` of (10.12), with `B` linear symplectic.

B. Its Lie algebra and the adjoint action

The pairs `(A, b)` with `A` infinitesimally symplectic, acting by the affine vector fields `Z_E(x) = A x + b` of `AffineSymplecticAction`; the adjoint action of (6.24) is characterised by (6.25). Only the module structure is used here: the Lie bracket of Souriau's (11.22 a) lives on the abstract Lie algebra of `AffineSymplecticAction`.

C. The coadjoint action and the moment

The coadjoint action of (11.15), `a_{𝔤*}(μ) = μ ∘ Ad(a⁻¹)`, and the moment of (11.7), which is the moment of `AffineSymplecticAction` read on the pairs `(A, b)`.

D. The cohomology class

(11.17 a) in closed form, (11.17 b), (11.17 c) and the non-vanishing of the class.

E. The plane

The simplest instance: the standard symplectic plane, whose affine symplectic group has a non-zero cohomology class. This is the group-level counterpart of `planeTranslations_not_coboundary`.

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instance

Multiplication in the affine symplectic group (Ba,Ca)⋅(Bb,Cb)=(Ba∘Bb,BaCb+Ca)(B_a, C_a) \cdot (B_b, C_b) = (B_a \circ B_b, B_a C_b + C_a)

Given a symplectic form σ\sigma on a real vector space EE, the multiplication of two elements aa and bb in the affine symplectic group Sp(E,σ)⋉E\text{Sp}(E, \sigma) \ltimes E is defined by the composition of their affine transformations. If aa is represented by the pair (Ba,Ca)(B_a, C_a) and bb by (Bb,Cb)(B_b, C_b), where BB is a symplectic linear transformation and CC is a translation vector, then their product is a⋅b=(Ba∘Bb,Ba(Cb)+Ca)a \cdot b = (B_a \circ B_b, B_a(C_b) + C_a).

instance

Identity element of the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma)

The identity element of the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) is the pair (I,0)(I, 0), where II is the identity linear map on the symplectic vector space EE and 00 is the zero vector in EE. This element represents the identity transformation x↦xx \mapsto x on EE.

instance

Inverse a−1a^{-1} in the affine symplectic group Sp(E,σ)⋉E\text{Sp}(E, \sigma) \ltimes E

For an element a=(B,C)a = (B, C) in the affine symplectic group Sp(E,σ)⋉E\text{Sp}(E, \sigma) \ltimes E acting on a symplectic vector space (E,σ)(E, \sigma), where BB is the linear symplectic transformation and C∈EC \in E is the translation vector, the inverse a−1a^{-1} is defined by the linear part B−1B^{-1} and the translation vector −B−1C-B^{-1}C.

theorem

(a⋅b).linear=a.linear∘b.linear(a \cdot b).\text{linear} = a.\text{linear} \circ b.\text{linear}

For any two elements aa and bb in the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma), the linear part of their product a⋅ba \cdot b is equal to the composition of the linear part of aa with the linear part of bb. That is, (a⋅b).linear=a.linear∘b.linear(a \cdot b).\text{linear} = a.\text{linear} \circ b.\text{linear}.

theorem

The Translation Part of a Product in the Affine Symplectic Group is (a⋅b).translation=a.linear(b.translation)+a.translation(a \cdot b).\text{translation} = a.\text{linear}(b.\text{translation}) + a.\text{translation}

For any two elements aa and bb in the affine symplectic group Sp(E,σ)⋉E\text{Sp}(E, \sigma) \ltimes E of a symplectic vector space (E,σ)(E, \sigma), the translation component of their product a⋅ba \cdot b is given by Ba(Cb)+CaB_a(C_b) + C_a, where BaB_a is the linear symplectic transformation part of aa, and Ca,CbC_a, C_b are the translation vectors of aa and bb respectively.

theorem

The linear part of 1∈ASp(E,σ)1 \in \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) is idE\text{id}_E

In the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) of a symplectic vector space (E,σ)(E, \sigma), the linear component of the identity element 11 is the identity linear transformation idE\text{id}_E on EE.

theorem

The translation component of 1∈ASp(E,σ)1 \in \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) is 00

In the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) of a symplectic vector space (E,σ)(E, \sigma), the translation component of the identity element 11 is the zero vector 0∈E0 \in E.

theorem

The linear part of a−1a^{-1} is the inverse of the linear part of aa

For any element aa in the affine symplectic group Sp(E,σ)⋉E\text{Sp}(E, \sigma) \ltimes E of a symplectic vector space (E,σ)(E, \sigma), the linear component of the inverse element a−1a^{-1} is equal to the inverse of the linear component of aa.

theorem

The translation part of a−1a^{-1} in the affine symplectic group is −B−1C-B^{-1}C

Let (E,σ)(E, \sigma) be a symplectic vector space. For any element aa in the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma), let BB denote its linear symplectic part and CC its translation part. The translation part of the group inverse a−1a^{-1} is given by −B−1(C)-B^{-1}(C), where B−1B^{-1} is the inverse of the linear symplectic transformation.

theorem

Extensionality of the Affine Symplectic Group

Let σ\sigma be a symplectic form on a vector space EE. For any two elements aa and bb in the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma), if their linear symplectic parts are equal and their translation parts are equal, then a=ba = b.

instance

Group structure of ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma)

The affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) (also written as Sp(E,σ)⋉E\text{Sp}(E, \sigma) \ltimes E) of a symplectic vector space (E,σ)(E, \sigma) forms a group. Elements are pairs (B,C)(B, C) where BB is a symplectic linear transformation and C∈EC \in E is a translation vector. The group structure is defined by: - **Multiplication**: (Ba,Ca)⋅(Bb,Cb)=(Ba∘Bb,Ba(Cb)+Ca)(B_a, C_a) \cdot (B_b, C_b) = (B_a \circ B_b, B_a(C_b) + C_a) - **Identity**: 1=(I,0)1 = (I, 0), where II is the identity linear map. - **Inverse**: (B,C)−1=(B−1,−B−1C)(B, C)^{-1} = (B^{-1}, -B^{-1}C).

instance

Group action of ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) on EE via a⋅x=Bx+Ca \cdot x = Bx + C

The affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) acts on the symplectic vector space EE via affine transformations. For an element a∈ASp(E,σ)a \in \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) with linear symplectic part BB and translation part CC, the action on a vector x∈Ex \in E is defined by: a⋅x=B(x)+C a \cdot x = B(x) + C This mapping satisfies the axioms of a group action: the identity element acts as the identity transformation, and the action of a product of group elements is the composition of their individual actions.

theorem

a⋅x=alinearx+atranslationa \cdot x = a_{\text{linear}} x + a_{\text{translation}} for the affine symplectic group action

Let (E,σ)(E, \sigma) be a real symplectic vector space. For any element aa of the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) and any vector x∈Ex \in E, the group action a⋅xa \cdot x is defined as the sum of the linear part of aa applied to xx and the translation part of aa: a⋅x=alinear(x)+atranslation a \cdot x = a_{\text{linear}}(x) + a_{\text{translation}} where alineara_{\text{linear}} is the linear symplectic transformation and atranslation∈Ea_{\text{translation}} \in E is the translation vector.

definition

Affine symplectic algebra of σ\sigma

Given a bilinear form σ\sigma on a real vector space EE, the affine symplectic algebra is the R\mathbb{R}-submodule of End(E)×E\text{End}(E) \times E consisting of pairs (A,b)(A, b) such that the linear map AA is infinitesimally symplectic with respect to σ\sigma. That is, for all v,w∈Ev, w \in E, the condition σ(Av,w)+σ(v,Aw)=0\sigma(A v, w) + \sigma(v, A w) = 0 is satisfied.

theorem

Characterization of membership in the affine symplectic algebra via the infinitesimal symplectic condition

Let EE be a real vector space and σ\sigma a bilinear form on EE. A pair Z=(A,b)Z = (A, b), where AA is a linear endomorphism of EE and b∈Eb \in E, belongs to the affine symplectic algebra of σ\sigma if and only if for all v,w∈Ev, w \in E, σ(Av,w)+σ(v,Aw)=0\sigma(A v, w) + \sigma(v, A w) = 0.

definition

Affine vector field ZE(x)=Ax+bZ_E(x) = Ax + b

Given a real vector space EE with a bilinear form σ\sigma, let Z=(A,b)Z = (A, b) be an element of the affine symplectic algebra (where AA is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and b∈Eb \in E). The affine vector field associated with ZZ at a point x∈Ex \in E is defined by the formula ZE(x)=Ax+bZ_E(x) = Ax + b.

definition

Adjoint action of the affine symplectic group on its Lie algebra

For an element a=(B,C)a = (B, C) of the affine symplectic group associated with a bilinear form σ\sigma (representing the transformation x↦Bx+Cx \mapsto Bx + C where BB is a symplectic linear map and C∈EC \in E) and an element Z=(A,b)Z = (A, b) of the affine symplectic algebra (representing the affine vector field ZE(x)=Ax+bZ_E(x) = Ax + b), the adjoint action Ada(Z)\text{Ad}_a(Z) is the linear map defined by: Ada(A,b)=(BAB−1,Bb−BAB−1C) \text{Ad}_a(A, b) = (B A B^{-1}, B b - B A B^{-1} C) This map satisfies the condition that the resulting pair is also an element of the affine symplectic algebra.

theorem

Ad1=id\text{Ad}_1 = \text{id}

The adjoint action of the identity element 11 of the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) on its associated Lie algebra is the identity linear map.

theorem

Adab=Ada∘Adb\text{Ad}_{ab} = \text{Ad}_a \circ \text{Ad}_b

For any elements aa and bb of the affine symplectic group associated with a bilinear form σ\sigma, the adjoint action of their product a⋅ba \cdot b on the affine symplectic algebra is equal to the composition of the adjoint action of aa with the adjoint action of bb. That is, Ada⋅b=Ada∘Adb\text{Ad}_{a \cdot b} = \text{Ad}_a \circ \text{Ad}_b.

theorem

Characterization of the adjoint action on vector fields: (AdaZ)E(a⋅x)=B(ZE(x))(\text{Ad}_a Z)_E (a \cdot x) = B (Z_E(x))

Let (E,σ)(E, \sigma) be a real vector space equipped with a bilinear form σ\sigma. Let a∈ASp(E,σ)a \in \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) be an element of the affine symplectic group with linear part BB (so that the action on EE is given by a⋅x=Bx+Ca \cdot x = Bx + C for some C∈EC \in E). For any element ZZ of the affine symplectic algebra and its associated affine vector field ZE(x)Z_E(x), the adjoint action AdaZ\text{Ad}_a Z is characterized by the identity: (AdaZ)E(a⋅x)=B(ZE(x)) (\text{Ad}_a Z)_E(a \cdot x) = B (Z_E(x)) for all x∈Ex \in E.

theorem

ZE=ZE′  ⟹  Z=Z′Z_E = Z'_E \implies Z = Z'

Let EE be a real vector space and σ\sigma a bilinear form on EE. Let ZZ and Z′Z' be elements of the affine symplectic algebra associated with σ\sigma (consisting of pairs (A,b)(A, b) where AA is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and b∈Eb \in E). If for all x∈Ex \in E, the associated affine vector fields satisfy ZE(x)=ZE′(x)Z_E(x) = Z'_E(x), where ZE(x)=Ax+bZ_E(x) = Ax + b, then Z=Z′Z = Z'.

instance

Coadjoint action of the affine symplectic group on its dual algebra

Given a real vector space EE with a bilinear form σ\sigma, let GG be the affine symplectic group (the group of transformations x↦Bx+Cx \mapsto Bx + C where BB is symplectic) and let g∗\mathfrak{g}^* be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra. This definition establishes the scalar multiplication (action) of an element a∈Ga \in G on a linear functional μ∈g∗\mu \in \mathfrak{g}^* defined by the rule a⋅μ=μ∘Ada−1a \cdot \mu = \mu \circ \text{Ad}_{a^{-1}}, where Ada−1\text{Ad}_{a^{-1}} is the adjoint action of the inverse of aa on the algebra.

theorem

(a⋅μ)(Z)=μ(Ada−1Z)(a \cdot \mu)(Z) = \mu(\text{Ad}_{a^{-1}} Z)

Let EE be a real vector space equipped with a bilinear form σ\sigma. Let GG be the affine symplectic group (consisting of transformations x↦Bx+Cx \mapsto Bx + C where BB is a symplectic linear map) and let g∗\mathfrak{g}^* be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra g\mathfrak{g}. For any group element a∈Ga \in G, linear functional μ∈g∗\mu \in \mathfrak{g}^*, and algebra element Z∈gZ \in \mathfrak{g}, the coadjoint action of aa on μ\mu evaluated at ZZ satisfies: (a⋅μ)(Z)=μ(Ada−1Z) (a \cdot \mu)(Z) = \mu(\text{Ad}_{a^{-1}} Z) where Ada−1\text{Ad}_{a^{-1}} denotes the adjoint action of the inverse element a−1∈Ga^{-1} \in G on the algebra g\mathfrak{g}.

instance

Coadjoint group action of ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) on g∗\mathfrak{g}^*

This instance defines the multiplicative group action of the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) on the dual of the affine symplectic algebra g∗\mathfrak{g}^*. For an element a∈ASp(E,σ)a \in \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) and a linear functional μ∈g∗\mu \in \mathfrak{g}^*, the action is given by the coadjoint action a⋅μ=μ∘Ada−1a \cdot \mu = \mu \circ \text{Ad}_{a^{-1}}, where Ada−1\text{Ad}_{a^{-1}} is the adjoint action of the inverse of aa. This definition satisfies the group action axioms: 1⋅μ=μ1 \cdot \mu = \mu and (a⋅b)⋅μ=a⋅(b⋅μ)(a \cdot b) \cdot \mu = a \cdot (b \cdot \mu) for all a,b∈ASp(E,σ)a, b \in \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) and μ∈g∗\mu \in \mathfrak{g}^*.

instance

Distributive coadjoint action of ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) on g∗\mathfrak{g}^*

This instance defines the distributive multiplicative action (the coadjoint action) of the affine symplectic group ASp(E,σ)\text{ASp}(E, \sigma) on the dual of the affine symplectic algebra g∗\mathfrak{g}^*. For any group element a∈ASp(E,σ)a \in \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) and linear functionals μ,ν∈g∗\mu, \nu \in \mathfrak{g}^*, the action a⋅μ=μ∘Ada−1a \cdot \mu = \mu \circ \text{Ad}_{a^{-1}} is distributive over addition and preserves the zero element, such that a⋅(μ+ν)=a⋅μ+a⋅νa \cdot (\mu + \nu) = a \cdot \mu + a \cdot \nu and a⋅0=0a \cdot 0 = 0.

definition

Moment map of the affine symplectic action

Given a bilinear form σ\sigma on a real vector space EE, the moment map μ\mu at a point x∈Ex \in E is a linear functional on the affine symplectic algebra g\mathfrak{g} of σ\sigma. For any element (A,b)∈g(A, b) \in \mathfrak{g}, where AA is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and b∈Eb \in E is a translation vector, the moment is defined as: μ(x)(A,b)=−12σ(Ax,x)−σ(b,x) \mu(x)(A, b) = -\frac{1}{2} \sigma(Ax, x) - \sigma(b, x)

theorem

μ(x)(A,b)=−12σ(Ax,x)−σ(b,x)\mu(x)(A, b) = -\frac{1}{2} \sigma(Ax, x) - \sigma(b, x) for the Affine Symplectic Action

Let EE be a real vector space equipped with a bilinear form σ\sigma. For any point x∈Ex \in E and any element Z=(A,b)Z = (A, b) in the affine symplectic algebra g\mathfrak{g} of σ\sigma (where AA is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and bb is a translation vector), the moment map μ\mu at xx evaluated at ZZ is given by: μ(x)(Z)=−12σ(Ax,x)−σ(b,x) \mu(x)(Z) = -\frac{1}{2} \sigma(Ax, x) - \sigma(b, x)

theorem

μ(0)=0\mu(0) = 0

Given a bilinear form σ\sigma on a real vector space EE, the moment map μ\mu of the affine symplectic action evaluated at the origin 0∈E0 \in E is the zero linear functional. That is, μ(0)=0\mu(0) = 0.

theorem

μ(a⋅x)−a⋅μ(x)=μ(C)\mu(a \cdot x) - a \cdot \mu(x) = \mu(C) for the Affine Symplectic Group action

Let (E,σ)(E, \sigma) be a real symplectic vector space. Let G=ASp(E,σ)G = \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) be the affine symplectic group, where an element a∈Ga \in G acts on EE via a⋅x=Bx+Ca \cdot x = Bx + C (with BB a symplectic linear map and C∈EC \in E a translation vector). Let g∗\mathfrak{g}^* be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra, equipped with the coadjoint action a⋅ξ=ξ∘Ada−1a \cdot \xi = \xi \circ \text{Ad}_{a^{-1}}. Let μ:E→g∗\mu : E \to \mathfrak{g}^* be the moment map defined by μ(x)(A,b)=−12σ(Ax,x)−σ(b,x)\mu(x)(A, b) = -\frac{1}{2} \sigma(Ax, x) - \sigma(b, x). For any point x∈Ex \in E and any group element a∈Ga \in G, the difference between the moment of the transformed point and the coadjoint-transformed moment is independent of xx and given by: μ(a⋅x)−a⋅μ(x)=μ(C) \mu(a \cdot x) - a \cdot \mu(x) = \mu(C) where CC is the translation part of aa.

theorem

The map θ(a)=μ(Ca)\theta(a) = \mu(C_a) is a 1-cocycle of the coadjoint action

Let (E,σ)(E, \sigma) be a real symplectic vector space. Let GG be the affine symplectic group of (E,σ)(E, \sigma), consisting of transformations a:x↦Bax+Caa: x \mapsto B_a x + C_a where BaB_a is a symplectic linear map and Ca∈EC_a \in E is a translation vector. Let g∗\mathfrak{g}^* be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra, equipped with the coadjoint action a⋅ξ=ξ∘Ad⁡a−1a \cdot \xi = \xi \circ \operatorname{Ad}_{a^{-1}}. The map θ:G→g∗\theta : G \to \mathfrak{g}^* defined by θ(a)=μ(Ca)\theta(a) = \mu(C_a), where μ(Ca)\mu(C_a) is the moment map evaluated at the translation vector CaC_a, is a 1-cocycle. Specifically, for all a,b∈Ga, b \in G, it satisfies the identity: θ(a⋅b)=θ(a)+a⋅θ(b) \theta(a \cdot b) = \theta(a) + a \cdot \theta(b)

definition

Continuous linear map y↦σ(Ay,⋅)y \mapsto \sigma(Ay, \cdot)

For a finite-dimensional real normed vector space EE, a bilinear form σ\sigma on EE, and a linear operator A:E→EA: E \to E, this definition represents the continuous linear map E→L(E,R)E \to \mathcal{L}(E, \mathbb{R}) that maps each element y∈Ey \in E to the continuous linear functional v↦σ(Ay,v)v \mapsto \sigma(Ay, v). This map is utilized to compute the Fréchet derivative of quadratic forms associated with the moment map.

theorem

sigmaLinear σAyv=σ(Ay,v)\text{sigmaLinear } \sigma A y v = \sigma(Ay, v)

Let EE be a finite-dimensional real normed vector space, σ\sigma a bilinear form on EE, and A:E→EA: E \to E a linear operator. For any vectors y,v∈Ey, v \in E, the value of the continuous linear map sigmaLinear σA\text{sigmaLinear } \sigma A (which maps yy to the functional v↦σ(Ay,v)v \mapsto \sigma(Ay, v)) satisfies (sigmaLinear σA)(y)(v)=σ(Ay,v).(\text{sigmaLinear } \sigma A)(y)(v) = \sigma(Ay, v).

theorem

Fréchet Derivative of y↦σ(Ay,y)y \mapsto \sigma(Ay, y) is v↦σ(Ax,v)+σ(Av,x)v \mapsto \sigma(Ax, v) + \sigma(Av, x)

Let EE be a finite-dimensional real normed vector space. Let σ\sigma be a bilinear form on EE and A:E→EA: E \to E be a linear operator. For any x∈Ex \in E, the Fréchet derivative of the map y↦σ(Ay,y)y \mapsto \sigma(Ay, y) at the point xx is the continuous linear map mapping vv to σ(Ax,v)+σ(Av,x)\sigma(Ax, v) + \sigma(Av, x).

theorem

∇μ(x)(Z)=−σ(ZE(x),⋅)\nabla \mu(x)(Z) = -\sigma(Z_E(x), \cdot)

Let EE be a finite-dimensional real normed vector space equipped with a symplectic form σ\sigma. Let ZZ be an element of the affine symplectic algebra of σ\sigma and ZE(x)Z_E(x) be its associated affine vector field at x∈Ex \in E. The Fréchet derivative of the map y↦μ(y)(Z)y \mapsto \mu(y)(Z) at the point xx is the continuous linear map v↦−σ(ZE(x),v)v \mapsto -\sigma(Z_E(x), v), where μ\mu is the moment map of the affine symplectic action. This identity is often expressed as ∇μ(x)(Z)=−σ(ZE(x),⋅)\nabla \mu(x)(Z) = -\sigma(Z_E(x), \cdot).

theorem

The derivative of t↦μ(C(t))(Z)t \mapsto \mu(C(t))(Z) at t=0t=0 is σ(b′,b)\sigma(b', b)

Let EE be a finite-dimensional real normed vector space equipped with a symplectic form σ\sigma. Let g\mathfrak{g} be the affine symplectic algebra consisting of pairs (A,b)(A, b), where AA is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and b∈Eb \in E is a translation vector. Let γ:R→ASp(E,σ)\gamma : \mathbb{R} \to \text{ASp}(E, \sigma) be a curve in the affine symplectic group such that γ(0)\gamma(0) is the identity element and the derivative of the translation component C(t)C(t) of γ(t)\gamma(t) at t=0t=0 is b′∈Eb' \in E. Then for any Z=(A,b)∈gZ = (A, b) \in \mathfrak{g}, the derivative of the map t↦μ(C(t))(Z)t \mapsto \mu(C(t))(Z) at t=0t=0 is equal to σ(b′,b)\sigma(b', b), where μ\mu is the moment map of the affine symplectic action.

theorem

Non-vanishing of the 1-Cohomology Class of the Affine Symplectic Group

Let EE be a non-zero real vector space equipped with a symplectic form σ\sigma. Let GG be the affine symplectic group (the group of transformations x↦Bx+Cx \mapsto Bx + C where BB is a symplectic linear map) and let g∗\mathfrak{g}^* be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra, which is a GG-module under the coadjoint action. Let θ:G→g∗\theta : G \to \mathfrak{g}^* be the map defined by θ(a)=μ(C)\theta(a) = \mu(C), where CC is the translation component of the affine transformation aa and μ(C)\mu(C) is the moment map at point CC. Then θ\theta is not a 1-coboundary. That is, there does not exist an element μ0∈g∗\mu_0 \in \mathfrak{g}^* such that for all a∈Ga \in G, θ(a)=a⋅μ0−μ0\theta(a) = a \cdot \mu_0 - \mu_0.

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The 1-cocycle θ\theta for the affine symplectic group on R2\mathbb{R}^2 is not a coboundary

Let σ\sigma be the standard symplectic form on the plane R2\mathbb{R}^2, defined by σ(v,w)=v1w2−v2w1\sigma(v, w) = v_1 w_2 - v_2 w_1. Let GG be the affine symplectic group of the plane, consisting of transformations a:x↦Bx+Ca: x \mapsto Bx + C, where BB is a symplectic linear map and C∈R2C \in \mathbb{R}^2 is the translation vector. Let μ:R2→g∗\mu: \mathbb{R}^2 \to \mathfrak{g}^* be the moment map associated with the affine action, which maps a vector xx to a linear functional on the affine symplectic algebra g\mathfrak{g}. The mapping θ:G→g∗\theta: G \to \mathfrak{g}^*, defined by θ(a)=μ(C)\theta(a) = \mu(C), is a 1-cocycle for the coadjoint action of GG on g∗\mathfrak{g}^*. This theorem states that θ\theta is not a 1-coboundary, which implies that the affine symplectic group of the symplectic plane has a non-zero cohomology class.