arXiv · 1709.10329
The geometric structure of symplectic contraction
Abstract
We show that the symplectic contraction map of Hilgert-Manon-Martens -- a symplectic version of Popov's horospherical contraction -- is simply the quotient of a Hamiltonian manifold $M$ by a "stratified null foliation" that is determined by the group action and moment map. We also show that the quotient differential structure on the symplectic contraction of $M$ supports a Poisson bracket. We end by proving a very general description of the topology of fibers of Gelfand-Zeitlin systems on multiplicity free Hamiltonian $U(n)$ and $SO(n)$ manifolds.
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Jeremy Lane. 2017-09-29. The geometric structure of symplectic contraction. https://doi.org/10.1093/imrn%2Frny122
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