On the geometric prequantization of Maxwell equations

The geometric prequantization of Maxwell equations in a vacuum is described and its relation with geometric prequantization of the extended phase space is pointed out.     

On the Fedosov deformation quantization beyond the regular Poisson manifolds

A simple iterative procedure is suggested for the deformation quantization of (irregular) Poisson brackets associated to the classical Yang–Baxter equation. The construction is shown to admit a pure algebraic reformulation giving the Universal Deformation Formula (UDF) for any triangular Lie bialgebra. A simple proof of classification theorem for inequivalent UDF's is given. As an example the explicit quantization formula is presented for the quasi-homogeneous Poisson brackets on two-plane.     

On some involution theorems on twofold Poisson manifolds

We point out some involution theorems which are consequences of the existence of two compatible Poisson structures on a manifold. Using a theorem of Lichnerowicz on local triviality of the Schouten-Nijenhuis cohomology, we show that local exactness of the second Poisson structure with respect to the ground one is equivalent to involutivity of the algebra of invariant functions of the ground structure. Then an involution theorem of Mishchenko and Fomenko is given, founded on global exactness of the second structure. Finally a generalization of a recurrence operator is given to obtain a set of traces which are in involution.     

On the geometry of prequantization spaces

Given a Poisson (or more generally Dirac) manifold P$P$, there are two approaches to its geometric quantization: one involves a circle bundle Q$Q$ over P$P$ endowed with a Jacobi (or Jacobi–Dirac) structure; the other one involves a circle bundle with a (pre)contact groupoid structure over the (pre)symplectic groupoid of P$P$. We study the relation between these two prequantization spaces. We show that the circle bundle over the (pre)symplectic groupoid of P$P$ is obtained from the Lie groupoid of Q$Q$ via an S¹$S^1$ reduction that preserves both the Lie groupoid and the geometric structures.     

On geometric quantization of compact,complex manifolds

A modified Kostant-Souriau geometric quantization procedure in a case of purely complex polarization is described. It is proved that each algebraic manifold admits such a quantization. The cases of a C-homogeneous manifold and a manifold covered with a bounded complex domain are studied.     

Reduction of Poisson manifolds

Reduction in the category of Poisson manifolds is defined and some basic properties are derived. The context is chosen to include the usual theorems on reduction of symplectic manifolds, as well as results such as the Dirac bracket and the reduction to the Lie-Poisson bracket.Research supported by DOE contract DE-AT03-85ER 12097.Supported by an A. P. Sloan Foundation fellowship.     

Morita equivalence of Poisson manifolds

Poisson manifolds are the classical analogue of associative algebras. For Poisson manifolds, symplectic realizations play a similar role as representations do for associative algebras. In this paper, the notion of Morita equivalence of Poisson manifolds, a classical analogue of Morita equivalence of algebras, is introduced and studied. It is proved that Morita equivalent Poisson manifolds have equivalent categories of complete symplectic realizations. For certain types of Poisson manifolds, the geometric invariants of Morita equivalence are also investigated.     

WZW–Poisson manifolds

We observe that a term of the WZW-type can be added to the Lagrangian of the Poisson σ-model in such a way that the algebra of the first class constraints remains closed. This leads to a natural generalization of the concept of Poisson geometry. The resulting “WZW–Poisson” manifold M is characterized by a bivector Π and by a closed three-form H such that 1/2[Π,Π]_Schouten=H,ΠΠΠ.     

Poisson manifolds and their associated stacks

We associate to any integrable Poisson manifold a stack, i.e., a category fibered in groupoids over a site. The site in question has objects Dirac manifolds and morphisms pairs consisting of a smooth map and a closed 2-form. We show that two Poisson manifolds are symplectically Morita equivalent if and only if their associated stacks are isomorphic. We also discuss the non-integrable case.     

Commutative partially integrable systems on Poisson manifolds

We show that, as distinct from completely integrable Hamiltonian systems, a commutative partially integrable system admits different compatible Poisson structures on a phase manifold that are related by a recursion operator. The existence of action–angle coordinates around an invariant submanifold of such a partially integrable system is proved.     

Quantum mechanics and geometric analysis on manifolds

A central idea of modern geometric analysis is the assignment of a geometric structure, usually called thesymbol, to a differential operator. It is known that this operation is closely related to quantum mechanics. For a class of linear operators, including the Dirac operator, a geometric structure, called aco-Riemannian metric, is assigned to such symbols. Certain other topics related to the geometric structure of quantum mechanics, e.g., the symplectic structure of the projective space of Hilbert space, are briefly treated.     

Unimodularity criteria for Poisson structures on foliated manifolds

We study the behavior of the modular class of an orientable Poisson manifold and formulate some unimodularity criteria in the semilocal context, around a (singular) symplectic leaf. Our results generalize some known unimodularity criteria for regular Poisson manifolds related to the notion of the Reeb class. In particular, we show that the unimodularity of the transverse Poisson structure of the leaf is a necessary condition for the semilocal unimodular property. Our main tool is an explicit formula for a bigraded decomposition of modular vector fields of a coupling Poisson structure on a foliated manifold. Moreover, we also exploit the notion of the modular class of a Poisson foliation and its relationship with the Reeb class.     

Separation of variables for integrable systems on Poisson manifolds

For an integrable system on Poisson manifolds, a construction of separated variables is discussed. We suppose that, for a given integrable system, we know a realization of the corresponding Lagrangian submanifold as the product of plane curves. In this case, we can use properties of the foliation of the initial Poisson manifold on symplectic leaves and values of the Casimir functions in order to construct separated variables.     

Generalized classical BRST cohomology and reduction of Poisson manifolds

In this paper, we formulate a generalization of the classical BRST construction which applies to the case of the reduction of a Poisson manifold by a submanifold. In the case of symplectic reduction, our procedure generalizes the usual classical BRST construction which only applies to symplectic reduction of a symplectic manifold by a coisotropic submanifold, i.e. the case of reducible first class constraints. In particular, our procedure yields a method to deal with second-class constraints. We construct the BRST complex and compute its cohomology. BRST cohomology vanishes for negative dimension and is isomorphic as a Poisson algebra to the algebra of smooth functions on the reduced Poisson manifold in zero dimension. We then show that in the general case of reduction of Poisson manifolds, BRST cohomology cannot be identified with the cohomology of vertical differential forms.Address after September 1992     

The background field method and the linearization problem for Poisson manifolds

The background field method (BFM) for the Poisson sigma model (PSM) is studied as an example of the application of the BFM technique to open gauge algebras. The relationship with Seiberg–Witten maps arising in non-commutative gauge theories is clarified. It is shown that the implementation of the BFM for the PSM in the Batalin–Vilkovisky formalism is equivalent to the solution of a generalized linearization problem (in the formal sense) for Poisson structures in the presence of gauge fields. Sufficient conditions for the existence of a solution and a constructive method to derive it are presented.     

A Lagrangian for Hamiltonian vector fields on singular Poisson manifolds

On a manifold equipped with a bivector field, we introduce for every Hamiltonian a Lagrangian on paths valued in the cotangent space whose stationary points project onto Hamiltonian vector fields. We show that the remaining components of those stationary points tell whether the bivector field is Poisson or at least defines an integrable distribution—a class of bivector fields generalizing twisted Poisson structures that we study in detail.