Hofer's diameter and Lagrangian intersections
Differential Geometry
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We prove that the group of Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms of the 2-sphere has infinite diameter with respect to Hofer's metric. Our approach is based on the theory of Lagrangian intersections.
Cite
@article{arxiv.math/9801054,
title = {Hofer's diameter and Lagrangian intersections},
author = {Leonid Polterovich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/9801054},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
LATEX, 7 pages