English

Joint Projective Invariants on First Jet Spaces of Point Configurations via Moving Frames

Rings and Algebras 2025-11-25 v1 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

We consider the action of the projective group PGL(3,R)PGL(3,\mathbb{R}) on the nn-fold first-order jet space of point configurations on the plane. Using the method of moving frames, we construct an explicit complete generating set for the field of absolute first-order joint projective differential invariants In,0\mathcal{I}_{n,0} for any n3n \ge 3. This approach provides a unified construction for all nn, immediately ensuring functional independence of the fundamental invariants and yielding formulas suitable for both symbolic and numerical implementation. Next, we study the field of relative first-order invariants In\mathcal{I}_n with Jacobian multiplier. It is shown that the invariantization of the Jacobian under the projective action yields a primitive element of the field extension In/In,0\mathcal{I}_n / \mathcal{I}_{n,0}. Finally, we introduce a multiplicative cochain complex CC^\bullet associated with the action of PGL(3,R)PGL(3,\mathbb{R}) on the jet space, and show that the invariantization operator induced by the moving frame generates an explicit contracting homotopy. This provides a constructive proof of the vanishing of higher cohomology and an interpretation of the "defect" of invariantization as an exact cocycle in CC^\bullet.

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.2511.18575,
  title  = {Joint Projective Invariants on First Jet Spaces of Point Configurations via Moving Frames},
  author = {Leonid Bedratyuk},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2511.18575},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

18 pages