Dirac reduction for nonholonomic mechanical systems and semidirect products

This paper develops the theory of Dirac reduction by symmetry for nonholonomic systems on Lie groups with broken symmetry. The reduction is carried out for the Dirac structures, as well as for the associated Lagrange–Dirac and Hamilton–Dirac dynamical systems. This reduction procedure is accompanied by reduction of the associated variational structures on both Lagrangian and Hamiltonian sides. The reduced dynamical systems obtained are called the implicit Euler–Poincaré–Suslov equations with advected parameters and the implicit Lie–Poisson–Suslov equations with advected parameters. The theory is illustrated with the help of finite and infinite dimensional examples. It is shown that equations of motion for second order Rivlin–Ericksen fluids can be formulated as an infinite dimensional nonholonomic system in the framework of the present paper.     

On the construction of certain 6-dimensional symplectic manifolds with Hamiltonian circle actions

Let be a connected, compact 6-dimensional symplectic manifold equipped with a semi-free Hamiltonian action such that the fixed point set consists of isolated points or surfaces. Assume dim . In an earlier paper, we defined a certain invariant of such spaces which consists of fixed point data and twist type, and we divided the possible values of these invariants into six ``types'. In this paper, we construct such manifolds with these ``types'. As a consequence, we have a precise list of the values of these invariants.

     

The Dirac operator on symplectic spinors

Symplectic spinors were introduced by B. Kostant in [4] in the context of geometric quantization. This paper presents further considerations concerning symplectic spinors. We define the spinor derivative induced by a symplectic covariant derivative. We compute an explicit formula for this spinor derivative and prove some elementary properties. This makes it possible to define the symplectic Dirac operator in a canonical way. In case of a symplectic and torsion-free covariant derivative it turns out to be formally selfadjoint.     

Hamiltonian torus actions on symplectic orbifolds and toric varieties

In the first part of the paper, we build a foundation for further work on Hamiltonian actions on symplectic orbifolds. Most importantly, we prove the orbifold versions of the abelian connectedness and convexity theorems. In the second half, we prove that compact symplectic orbifolds with completely integrable torus actions are classified by convex simple rational polytopes with a positive integer attached to each open facet and that all such orbifolds are algebraic toric varieties.

     

Rigidity of Hamiltonian actions on Poisson manifolds

This paper is about the rigidity of compact group actions in the Poisson context. The main result is that Hamiltonian actions of compact semisimple type are rigid. We prove it via a Nash–Moser normal form theorem for closed subgroups of SCI type. This Nash–Moser normal form has other applications to stability results that we will explore in a future paper. We also review some classical rigidity results for differentiable actions of compact Lie groups and export it to the case of symplectic actions of compact Lie groups on symplectic manifolds.     

Generalized complex and Dirac structures on homogeneous spaces

The aim of this paper is to study generalized complex geometry (Hitchin, 2002) [6] and Dirac geometry (Courant, 1990) [3], (Courant and Weinstein, 1988) [4] on homogeneous spaces. We offer a characterization of equivariant Dirac structures on homogeneous spaces, which is then used to construct new examples of generalized complex structures. We consider Riemannian symmetric spaces, quotients of compact groups by closed connected subgroups of maximal rank, and nilpotent orbits in sln(R). For each of these cases, we completely classify equivariant Dirac structures. Additionally, we consider equivariant Dirac structures on semisimple orbits in a semisimple Lie algebra. Here equivariant Dirac structures can be described in terms of root systems or by certain data involving parabolic subalgebras.     

On Integrability of the Camassa–Holm Equation and Its Invariants

Using geometrical approach exposed in (Kersten et al. in J. Geom. Phys. 50:273–302, [2004] and Acta Appl. Math. 90:143–178, [2005]), we explore the Camassa–Holm equation (both in its initial scalar form, and in the form of 2×2-system). We describe Hamiltonian and symplectic structures, recursion operators and infinite series of symmetries and conservation laws (local and nonlocal). This work was supported in part by the NWO–RFBR grant 047.017.015 and RFBR–Consortium E.I.N.S.T.E.I.N. grant 06-01-92060.     

Toeplitz operators and Hamiltonian torus actions

This paper is devoted to semi-classical aspects of symplectic reduction. Consider a compact prequantizable Kähler manifold M with a Hamiltonian torus action. In the seminal paper [V. Guillemin, S. Sternberg, Geometric quantization and multiplicities of group representations, Invent. Math. 67 (3) (1982) 515-538], Guillemin and Sternberg introduced an isomorphism between the invariant part of the quantum space associated to M and the quantum space associated to the symplectic quotient of M, provided this quotient is non-singular. We prove that this isomorphism is a Fourier integral operator and that the Toeplitz operators of M descend to Toeplitz operators of the reduced phase space. We also extend these results to the case where the symplectic quotient is an orbifold and estimate the spectral density of a reduced Toeplitz operator, a result related to the Riemann-Roch-Kawasaki theorem.     

The spectrum of twisted Dirac operators on compact flat manifolds

Let be an orientable compact flat Riemannian manifold endowed with a spin structure. In this paper we determine the spectrum of Dirac operators acting on smooth sections of twisted spinor bundles of , and we derive a formula for the corresponding eta series. In the case of manifolds with holonomy group , we give a very simple expression for the multiplicities of eigenvalues that allows us to compute explicitly the -series, in terms of values of Hurwitz zeta functions, and the -invariant. We give the dimension of the space of harmonic spinors and characterize all -manifolds having asymmetric Dirac spectrum.

Furthermore, we exhibit many examples of Dirac isospectral pairs of -manifolds which do not satisfy other types of isospectrality. In one of the main examples, we construct a large family of Dirac isospectral compact flat -manifolds, pairwise nonhomeomorphic to each other of the order of .

     

Regular reduction of controlled Hamiltonian system with symplectic structure and symmetry

In this paper, our goal is to study the regular reduction theory of regular controlled Hamiltonian (RCH) systems with symplectic structure and symmetry, and this reduction is an extension of regular symplectic reduction theory of Hamiltonian systems under regular controlled Hamiltonian equivalence conditions. Thus, in order to describe uniformly RCH systems defined on a cotangent bundle and on the regular reduced spaces, we first define a kind of RCH systems on a symplectic fiber bundle. Then we introduce regular point and regular orbit reducible RCH systems with symmetry by using momentum map and the associated reduced symplectic forms. Moreover, we give regular point and regular orbit reduction theorems for RCH systems to explain the relationships between RpCH-equivalence, RoCH-equivalence for reducible RCH systems with symmetry and RCH-equivalence for associated reduced RCH systems. Finally, as an application we regard rigid body and heavy top as well as them with internal rotors as the regular point reducible RCH systems on the rotation group SO(3) and on the Euclidean group SE(3), as well as on their generalizations, respectively, and discuss their RCH-equivalence. We also describe the RCH system and RCH-equivalence from the viewpoint of port Hamiltonian system with a symplectic structure.     

Bismut superconnections and the Chern character for Dirac operators on foliated manifolds

In this paper, we show how to define a Bismut superconnection for generalized Dirac operators defined along the leaves of a compact foliated manifoldM. Using the heat operator of the curvature of the superconnection, we define a (nonnormalized) Chern character for the Dirac operator, which lies in the Haefliger cohomology of the foliation. Rescaling the metric onM by 1/a and lettinga 0, we obtain the analog of the classical cohomological formula for the index of a family of Dirac operators. In certain special cases, we can also compute the limit asa and show that it is the Chern character of the index bundle given by the kernel of the Dirac operator. Finally, we discuss the relation of our results with the Chern character in cyclic cohomology.     

The first Dirac eigenvalues on manifolds with positive scalar curvature

We show that on every compact spin manifold admitting a Riemannian metric of positive scalar curvature Friedrich's eigenvalue estimate for the Dirac operator can be made sharp up to an arbitrarily small given error by choosing the metric suitably.

     

The Proof of the Dirac Conjecture for a Class of Finite-Dimensional Dirac Hamiltonian Systems

Mathematical Notes -     

约化枚举及约化方程的Hamilton结构

本文研究了[1]中提出的谱问题:Ψ_χ=UΨ(其中,U=-iλσ_3 P(χ,t) iλ~(-1)Q(x,t))的约化枚举问题,并得到了几族新的约化方程;应用BPT方法研究了约化方程的Hamilton结构.     

On a conformal invariant of the dirac operator on noncompact manifolds

We extend a Yamabe-type invariant of the Dirac operator to noncompact manifolds and show that as in the compact case this invariant is bounded by the corresponding invariant of the standard sphere. Further, this invariant will lead to an obstruction of the conformal compactification of complete noncompact manifolds. Mathematics subject classifications (2000): Primary 53C27, Secondary 53C21     

The Dirac spectrum on manifolds with gradient conformal vector fields

We show that the Dirac operator on a spin manifold does not admit L² eigenspinors provided the metric has a certain asymptotic behaviour and is a warped product near infinity. These conditions on the metric are fulfilled in particular if the manifold is complete and carries a non-complete vector field which outside a compact set is gradient conformal and non-vanishing.     

The Chern-Connes character for the Dirac operator on manifolds with boundary

A cyclic cocycle is constructed for the Dirac operator on a compact spin manifold with boundary with the -invariant cochain introduced as the boundary correction term. This cocycle is seen to satisfy certain growth condition weaker than being entire and its pairing with the Chern characters of idempotents as well as the relevant index formulae are studied. The -cochain is a generalization of the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer -invariant and it carries information on the APS -invariants for Dirac operators twisted by bundles. It is also shown that one obtains the transgressed Chern character, defined by Connes and Moscovici, by applying the boundary operatorB in the cyclic bicomplex to the higher components of the -cochain.     

Basic structures on derived critical loci

We review the derived algebraic geometry of derived zero loci of sections of vector bundles, with particular emphasis on derived critical loci. In particular we some of the structures carried by derived critical loci: the homotopy Batalin-Vilkovisky structure, the action of the 2-monoid of the self-intersection of the zero section, and the derived symplectic structure of degree −1. We also show how this structure exists, more generally, on derived lagrangian intersections inside a symplectic algebraic manifold.     

Lower Bounds for the Eigenvalues of the Dirac Operator: Part I. The Hypersurface Dirac Operator

We give optimal lower bounds for the hypersurface Diracoperator in terms of the Yamabe number, the energy-momentum tensor andthe mean curvature. In the limiting case, we prove that the hypersurfaceis an Einstein manifold with constant mean curvature.