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Non-abelian convexity of based loop groups

Symplectic Geometry 2015-09-18 v1 Algebraic Geometry

Abstract

If KK is a compact, connected, simply connected Lie group, its based loop group ΩK\Omega K is endowed with a Hamiltonian S1×TS^1 \times T action, where TT is a maximal torus of KK. Atiyah and Pressley examined the image of ΩK\Omega K under the moment map μ\mu, while Jeffrey and Mare examined the corresponding image of the real locus ΩKτ\Omega K^\tau for a compatible anti-symplectic involution τ\tau. Both papers generalize well known results in finite dimensions, specifically the Atiyah-Guillemin-Sternberg theorem, and Duistermaat's convexity theorem. In the spirit of Kirwan's convexity theorem, this paper aims to further generalize the two aforementioned results by demonstrating convexity of ΩK\Omega K and its real locus ΩKτ\Omega K^\tau in the full non-abelian regime, resulting from the Hamiltonian S1×KS^1\times K action. In particular, this is done by appealing to the Bruhat decomposition of the algebraic (affine) Grassmannian, and appealing to the "highest weight polytope" results for Borel-invariant varieties of Guillemin and Sjamaar and Goldberg.

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@article{arxiv.1509.05369,
  title  = {Non-abelian convexity of based loop groups},
  author = {Tyler Holden},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1509.05369},
  year   = {2015}
}

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17 pages

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