English

Smooth actions of connected compact Lie groups with a free point are determined by two vector fields

Differential Geometry 2024-04-18 v2

Abstract

Consider a smooth action G×MM\mathbf G\times M \rightarrow M of a compact connected Lie group G\mathbf G on a connected manifold MM. Assume the existence of a point of MM whose isotropy group has a single element (free point). Then we prove that there exist two complete vector field X,X1X,X_1 such that their group of automorphisms equals G\mathbf G regarded as a group of diffeomorphisms of MM (the existence of a free point implies that the action of G\mathbf G is effective). Moreover, some examples of effective actions with no free point where this result fails are exhibited.

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Cite

@article{arxiv.2112.11299,
  title  = {Smooth actions of connected compact Lie groups with a free point are determined by two vector fields},
  author = {F. J. Turiel and A. Viruel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2112.11299},
  year   = {2024}
}

Comments

30 pages, no figures. V2: Major revision. Exposition improved and added a new section presenting some open questions