Non-linear Grassmannians as coadjoint orbits

dc.creatorHaller, Stefan
dc.creatorVizman, Cornelia
dc.date2003-05-06
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:57:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:57:48Z
dc.descriptionFor a given manifold $M$ we consider the non-linear Grassmann manifold $Gr_n(M)$ of $n$-dimensional submanifolds in $M$. A closed $(n+2)$-form on $M$ gives rise to a closed 2-form on $Gr_n(M)$. If the original form was integral, the 2-form will be the curvature of a principal $S^1$-bundle over $Gr_n(M)$. Using this $S^1$-bundle one obtains central extensions for certain groups of diffeomorphisms of $M$. We can realize $Gr_{m-2}(M)$ as coadjoint orbits of the extended group of exact volume preserving diffeomorphisms and the symplectic Grassmannians $SGr_{2k}(M)$ as coadjoint orbits in the group of Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms. We also generalize the vortex filament equation as a Hamiltonian equation on $Gr_{m-2}(M)$.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/math/0305089
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/math/0305089
dc.identifierMath. Ann. 329(2004), 771--785.
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/67386
dc.subjectDifferential Geometry
dc.subjectSymplectic Geometry
dc.subject58B20
dc.titleNon-linear Grassmannians as coadjoint orbits
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