Left-invariant vector fields on a Lie 2-group
Abstract
A Lie 2-group is a category internal to the category of Lie groups. Consequently it is a monoidal category and a Lie groupoid. The Lie groupoid structure on gives rise to the Lie 2-algebra of multiplicative vector fields, see (Berwick-Evans -- Lerman). The monoidal structure on gives rise to a left action of the 2-group on the Lie groupoid , hence to an action of on the Lie 2-algebra . As a result we get the Lie 2-algebra of left-invariant multiplicative vector fields. On the other hand there is a well-known construction that associates a Lie 2-algebra to a Lie 2-group : apply the functor to the structure maps of the category . We show that the Lie 2-algebra is isomorphic to the Lie 2-algebra of left invariant multiplicative vector fields.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1808.02920,
title = {Left-invariant vector fields on a Lie 2-group},
author = {Eugene Lerman},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1808.02920},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
22 pages, to appear in Theory and Applications of Categories