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Surjectivity for Hamiltonian Loop Group Spacees

Differential Geometry 2007-05-23 v1 Algebraic Topology

Abstract

Let GG be a compact Lie group, and let LGLG denote the corresponding loop group. Let (X,ω)(X,\omega) be a weakly symplectic Banach manifold. Consider a Hamiltonian action of LGLG on (X,ω)(X,\omega), and assume that the moment map μ:XL\fg\mu: X \to L\fg^* is proper. We consider the function μ2:XR|\mu|^2: X \to \R, and use a version of Morse theory to show that the inclusion map j:μ1(0)Xj:\mu^{-1}(0)\to X induces a surjection j:HG(X)HG(μ1(0))j^*:H_G^*(X) \to H_G^*(\mu^{-1}(0)), in analogy with Kirwan's surjectivity theorem in the finite-dimensional case. We also prove a version of this surjectivity theorem for quasi-Hamiltonian GG-spaces.

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@article{arxiv.math/0210036,
  title  = {Surjectivity for Hamiltonian Loop Group Spacees},
  author = {Raoul Bott and Susan Tolman and Jonathan Weitsman},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:math/0210036},
  year   = {2007}
}