PhyslibAlpha.ClassicalMechanics.MomentMapCohomology
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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Multiplication in the affine symplectic group
Given a symplectic form on a real vector space , the multiplication of two elements and in the affine symplectic group is defined by the composition of their affine transformations. If is represented by the pair and by , where is a symplectic linear transformation and is a translation vector, then their product is .
Identity element of the affine symplectic group
The identity element of the affine symplectic group is the pair , where is the identity linear map on the symplectic vector space and is the zero vector in . This element represents the identity transformation on .
Inverse in the affine symplectic group
For an element in the affine symplectic group acting on a symplectic vector space , where is the linear symplectic transformation and is the translation vector, the inverse is defined by the linear part and the translation vector .
For any two elements and in the affine symplectic group , the linear part of their product is equal to the composition of the linear part of with the linear part of . That is, .
The Translation Part of a Product in the Affine Symplectic Group is
For any two elements and in the affine symplectic group of a symplectic vector space , the translation component of their product is given by , where is the linear symplectic transformation part of , and are the translation vectors of and respectively.
The linear part of is
In the affine symplectic group of a symplectic vector space , the linear component of the identity element is the identity linear transformation on .
The translation component of is
In the affine symplectic group of a symplectic vector space , the translation component of the identity element is the zero vector .
The linear part of is the inverse of the linear part of
For any element in the affine symplectic group of a symplectic vector space , the linear component of the inverse element is equal to the inverse of the linear component of .
The translation part of in the affine symplectic group is
Let be a symplectic vector space. For any element in the affine symplectic group , let denote its linear symplectic part and its translation part. The translation part of the group inverse is given by , where is the inverse of the linear symplectic transformation.
Extensionality of the Affine Symplectic Group
Let be a symplectic form on a vector space . For any two elements and in the affine symplectic group , if their linear symplectic parts are equal and their translation parts are equal, then .
Group structure of
The affine symplectic group (also written as ) of a symplectic vector space forms a group. Elements are pairs where is a symplectic linear transformation and is a translation vector. The group structure is defined by: - **Multiplication**: - **Identity**: , where is the identity linear map. - **Inverse**: .
Group action of on via
The affine symplectic group acts on the symplectic vector space via affine transformations. For an element with linear symplectic part and translation part , the action on a vector is defined by: 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.
for the affine symplectic group action
Let be a real symplectic vector space. For any element of the affine symplectic group and any vector , the group action is defined as the sum of the linear part of applied to and the translation part of : where is the linear symplectic transformation and is the translation vector.
Affine symplectic algebra of
Given a bilinear form on a real vector space , the affine symplectic algebra is the -submodule of consisting of pairs such that the linear map is infinitesimally symplectic with respect to . That is, for all , the condition is satisfied.
Characterization of membership in the affine symplectic algebra via the infinitesimal symplectic condition
Let be a real vector space and a bilinear form on . A pair , where is a linear endomorphism of and , belongs to the affine symplectic algebra of if and only if for all , .
Affine vector field
Given a real vector space with a bilinear form , let be an element of the affine symplectic algebra (where is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and ). The affine vector field associated with at a point is defined by the formula .
Adjoint action of the affine symplectic group on its Lie algebra
For an element of the affine symplectic group associated with a bilinear form (representing the transformation where is a symplectic linear map and ) and an element of the affine symplectic algebra (representing the affine vector field ), the adjoint action is the linear map defined by: This map satisfies the condition that the resulting pair is also an element of the affine symplectic algebra.
The adjoint action of the identity element of the affine symplectic group on its associated Lie algebra is the identity linear map.
For any elements and of the affine symplectic group associated with a bilinear form , the adjoint action of their product on the affine symplectic algebra is equal to the composition of the adjoint action of with the adjoint action of . That is, .
Characterization of the adjoint action on vector fields:
Let be a real vector space equipped with a bilinear form . Let be an element of the affine symplectic group with linear part (so that the action on is given by for some ). For any element of the affine symplectic algebra and its associated affine vector field , the adjoint action is characterized by the identity: for all .
Let be a real vector space and a bilinear form on . Let and be elements of the affine symplectic algebra associated with (consisting of pairs where is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and ). If for all , the associated affine vector fields satisfy , where , then .
Coadjoint action of the affine symplectic group on its dual algebra
Given a real vector space with a bilinear form , let be the affine symplectic group (the group of transformations where is symplectic) and let be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra. This definition establishes the scalar multiplication (action) of an element on a linear functional defined by the rule , where is the adjoint action of the inverse of on the algebra.
Let be a real vector space equipped with a bilinear form . Let be the affine symplectic group (consisting of transformations where is a symplectic linear map) and let be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra . For any group element , linear functional , and algebra element , the coadjoint action of on evaluated at satisfies: where denotes the adjoint action of the inverse element on the algebra .
Coadjoint group action of on
This instance defines the multiplicative group action of the affine symplectic group on the dual of the affine symplectic algebra . For an element and a linear functional , the action is given by the coadjoint action , where is the adjoint action of the inverse of . This definition satisfies the group action axioms: and for all and .
Distributive coadjoint action of on
This instance defines the distributive multiplicative action (the coadjoint action) of the affine symplectic group on the dual of the affine symplectic algebra . For any group element and linear functionals , the action is distributive over addition and preserves the zero element, such that and .
Moment map of the affine symplectic action
Given a bilinear form on a real vector space , the moment map at a point is a linear functional on the affine symplectic algebra of . For any element , where is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and is a translation vector, the moment is defined as:
for the Affine Symplectic Action
Let be a real vector space equipped with a bilinear form . For any point and any element in the affine symplectic algebra of (where is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and is a translation vector), the moment map at evaluated at is given by:
Given a bilinear form on a real vector space , the moment map of the affine symplectic action evaluated at the origin is the zero linear functional. That is, .
for the Affine Symplectic Group action
Let be a real symplectic vector space. Let be the affine symplectic group, where an element acts on via (with a symplectic linear map and a translation vector). Let be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra, equipped with the coadjoint action . Let be the moment map defined by . For any point and any group element , the difference between the moment of the transformed point and the coadjoint-transformed moment is independent of and given by: where is the translation part of .
The map is a 1-cocycle of the coadjoint action
Let be a real symplectic vector space. Let be the affine symplectic group of , consisting of transformations where is a symplectic linear map and is a translation vector. Let be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra, equipped with the coadjoint action . The map defined by , where is the moment map evaluated at the translation vector , is a 1-cocycle. Specifically, for all , it satisfies the identity:
Continuous linear map
For a finite-dimensional real normed vector space , a bilinear form on , and a linear operator , this definition represents the continuous linear map that maps each element to the continuous linear functional . This map is utilized to compute the Fréchet derivative of quadratic forms associated with the moment map.
Let be a finite-dimensional real normed vector space, a bilinear form on , and a linear operator. For any vectors , the value of the continuous linear map (which maps to the functional ) satisfies
Fréchet Derivative of is
Let be a finite-dimensional real normed vector space. Let be a bilinear form on and be a linear operator. For any , the Fréchet derivative of the map at the point is the continuous linear map mapping to .
Let be a finite-dimensional real normed vector space equipped with a symplectic form . Let be an element of the affine symplectic algebra of and be its associated affine vector field at . The Fréchet derivative of the map at the point is the continuous linear map , where is the moment map of the affine symplectic action. This identity is often expressed as .
The derivative of at is
Let be a finite-dimensional real normed vector space equipped with a symplectic form . Let be the affine symplectic algebra consisting of pairs , where is an infinitesimally symplectic linear map and is a translation vector. Let be a curve in the affine symplectic group such that is the identity element and the derivative of the translation component of at is . Then for any , the derivative of the map at is equal to , where is the moment map of the affine symplectic action.
Non-vanishing of the 1-Cohomology Class of the Affine Symplectic Group
Let be a non-zero real vector space equipped with a symplectic form . Let be the affine symplectic group (the group of transformations where is a symplectic linear map) and let be the dual of the affine symplectic algebra, which is a -module under the coadjoint action. Let be the map defined by , where is the translation component of the affine transformation and is the moment map at point . Then is not a 1-coboundary. That is, there does not exist an element such that for all , .
The 1-cocycle for the affine symplectic group on is not a coboundary
Let be the standard symplectic form on the plane , defined by . Let be the affine symplectic group of the plane, consisting of transformations , where is a symplectic linear map and is the translation vector. Let be the moment map associated with the affine action, which maps a vector to a linear functional on the affine symplectic algebra . The mapping , defined by , is a 1-cocycle for the coadjoint action of on . This theorem states that is not a 1-coboundary, which implies that the affine symplectic group of the symplectic plane has a non-zero cohomology class.
