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Classification of symplectic non-Hamiltonian circle actions on 4-manifolds

Symplectic Geometry 2024-11-18 v1

Abstract

We classify symplectic non-Hamiltonian circle actions on compact connected symplectic 4-manifolds, up to equivariant symplectomorphisms. Namely, we define a set of invariants, show that the set is complete, and determine which values are attainable by constructing a space for each valid choice. We work under the assumption that the group of periods of the one-form ιXω\iota_X \omega is discrete, which allows us to define a circle-valued Hamiltonian for the action, and apply tools from Karshon-Tolman's work on the classification of complexity one spaces. This assumption is always satisfied if the symplectic form is rational, or if the quotient space has first Betti number one.

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@article{arxiv.2411.10157,
  title  = {Classification of symplectic non-Hamiltonian circle actions on 4-manifolds},
  author = {Rei Henigman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2411.10157},
  year   = {2024}
}