On primitive ideals

We extend two well-known results on primitive ideals in enveloping algebras of semisimple Lie algebras, the Irreducibility theorem for associated varieties and Duflo theorem on primitive ideals, to much wider classes of algebras. Our general version of the Irreducibility Theorem says that if A is a positively filtered associative algebra such that gr A is a commutative Poisson algebra with finitely many symplectic leaves, then the associated variety of any primitive ideal in A is the closure of a single connected symplectic leaf. Our general version of the Duflo theorem says that if A is an algebra with a triangular structure, see § 2, then any primitive ideal in A is the annihilator of a simple highest weight module. Applications to symplectic reflection algebras and Cherednik algebras are discussed.     

The Classification of Symplectic Structures of Convex Type

In this paper we give a classification of a certain class of semisimple symplectic structures, more precisely all symplectic structures for which a symplectic module (V,) is of convex type. This classification then leads to a classification of Lie algebras with invariant cones and at most one dimensional center.     

Maslov Index and a Central Extension of the Symplectic Group

In this paper we show that over any field K of characteristic different from 2, the Maslov index gives rise to a 2-cocycle on the stable symplectic group with values in the Witt group. We also show that this cocycle admits a natural reduction to I ²(K) and that the induced natural homomorphism from K ₂ Sp(K)I ²(K) is indeed the homomorphism given by the symplectic symbol {x, y} mapping to the Pfister form 1, -x 1, –y.     

On Anosov energy levels of hamiltonians on twisted cotangent bundles

LetT ^* M denote the cotangent bundle of a manifoldM endowed with a twisted symplectic structure [1]. We consider the Hamiltonian flow generated (with respect to that symplectic structure) by a convex HamiltonianH: T ^* M, and we consider a compact regular energy level ofH, on which this flow admits a continuous invariant Lagrangian subbundleE. When dimM3, it is known [9] that such energy level projects onto the whole manifoldM, and thatE is transversal to the vertical subbundle. Here we study the case dimM=2, proving that the projection property still holds, while the transversality property may fail. However, we prove that in the case whenE is the stable or unstable subbundle of an Anosov flow, both properties hold.     

Mukai flops and deformations of symplectic resolutions

We prove that two projective symplectic resolutions of are connected by Mukai flops in codimension 2 for a finite sub-group G <Sp(2n). It is also shown that two projective symplectic resolutions of are deformation equivalent.     

Symplectic geometry of semisimple orbits

Let G be a complex semisimple group, T G a maximal torus and B a Borel subgroup of G containing T. Let Ω be the Kostant-Kirillov holomorphic symplectic structure on the adjoint orbit O = Ad(G)c G/Z(c), where c Lie(T), and Z(c) is the centralizer of c in G. We prove that the real symplectic form Re Ω (respectively, Im Ω) on O is exact if and only if all the eigenvalues ad(c) are real (respectively, purely imaginary). Furthermore, each of these real symplectic manifolds is symplectomorphic to the cotangent bundle of the partial flag manifold G/Z(cc)B, equipped with the Liouville symplectic form. The latter result is generalized to hyperbolic adjoint orbits in a real semisimple Lie algebra.     

Action on flag varieties: 2-Dimensional case

LetA be a finite dimensional commutative semisimple algebra over a fieldk and letV be a finitely generatedA-module. We examine the action of the general linear group GL _A (V) on the set of flags ofk-subspaces ofV. Also, let (V, B) be a finitely generated symplectic module overA. We also investigate the action of the symplectic group Sp _A (V, B) on the set of flags ofB-isotropick-subspaces ofV, whereB=°B is thek-symplectic form induced by a nonzerok-linear map :A k. In both cases, the orbits are completely classified in terms of certain integer invariants provided that dim _{k A}=2.This work is partially supported by a KOSEF research grant.     

Invariants of contact structures and transversally oriented foliations

We exhibit new invariants of the contact structure E(), the contact flow F and the transverse symplectic geometry of a contact manifold (M, ). The invariant of contact structures generalizes to transversally oriented foliations. We focus on the particular cases of orientations of smooth manifolds and transverse orientations of foliations. We define the transverse Calabi invariants and determine their kernels.Supported in part by NSF grants DMS 90-01861 and DMS 94-03196.     

The character table of a split extension of the Heisenberg group H 1( q ) by Sp (2, q ), q odd

In this paper we determine the full character table of a certain split extension of the Heisenberg group H ₁ by the odd-characteristic symplectic group Sp(2, q).      

On the Darboux theorem for weak symplectic manifolds

A new tool to study reducibility of a weak symplectic form to a constant one is introduced and used to prove a version of the Darboux theorem more general than previous ones. More precisely, at each point of the considered manifold a Banach space is associated to the symplectic form (dual of the phase space with respect to the symplectic form), and it is shown that the Darboux theorem holds if such a space is locally constant. The following application is given. Consider a weak symplectic manifold on which the Darboux theorem is assumed to hold (e.g. a symplectic vector space). It is proved that the Darboux theorem holds also for any finite codimension symplectic submanifolds of , and for symplectic manifolds obtained from by the Marsden-Weinstein reduction procedure.

     

Simple Special Jordan Superalgebras with Associative Even Part

We describe the simple special unital Jordan superalgebras with associative even part A whose odd part M is an associative module over A. We prove that each of these superalgebras, not isomorphic to a superalgebra of nondegenerate bilinear superform, is isomorphically embedded into a twisted Jordan superalgebra of vector type. We exhibit a new example of a simple special Jordan superalgebra. We also describe the superalgebras such that M [A,M] 0.     

H 2 q (T,G,∂) and q-perfect Crossed Modules

We introduce for a crossed module (T,G,) an invariant H ₂ ^q (T,G,) (q being a nonnegative integer) that generalizes the second Eilenberg–MacLane homology group with coefficients in Z _q . We give for a q-perfect crossed module, the universal q-central extension via the non-abelian tensor product modulo q of two crossed modules, whose kernel is the mentioned invariant.     

Sui gruppi simplettici finitari

We prove that finitary symplectic group FSp(V, f) is a simple group, provided (V, f) is a regular symplectic space of infinite dimension over a field of characteristic 2. On the other hand, when (V, f) is not regular, FSp(V, f) cannot be simple because it contains FSp₀(V, f), the normal subgroup of elements of FSp(V, f) acting trivially on rad(V, f), as a normal subgroup. In the non-regular case we show that even FSp₀(V, f) is not a simple group.     

A Foliation of the Space of Conjugacy Classes of Representations of a Surface Group

Let be the fundamental group of a closed orientable surface of genus g 1, and let R(, G)/G be the space of conjugacy classes of representations of into a connected real reductive Lie group G. Motivated by the theory of geometric quantization, we define a map ¯ on R(, G)/G and investigate whether the fibres of ¯ are isotropic with respect to the natural symplectic structure on R(, G)/G. If g = 2 and G = SU(2), then the foliation given by the fibres of ¯ is equivalent to a real polarization defined by Weitsman, and we reprove his result that the fibres are isotropic in this case. If g = 1 then the fibres of ¯ are also isotropic, but we give an example to show that in general they are not.