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Publications and source records attributed to Tudor S. Ratiu.
First, we analyze the discrete Monge--Kantorovich problem, linking it with the minimization problem of linear functionals over adjoint orbits. Second, we consider its generalization to the setting of area preserving diffeomorphisms of the annulus. In both cases, we show how the problem can be linked to permutohedra, majorization, and to gradient flows with respect to a suitable metric.
We initiate the study of the norm-squared of the momentum map as a rigorous tool in infinite dimensions. In particular, we calculate the Hessian at a critical point, show that it is positive semi-definite along the complexified orbit, and determine a decomposition of the stabilizer under the complexified action. We apply these results to the action of the group of symplectomorphisms on the spaces of compatible almost complex structures and of symplectic connections. In the former case, we extend results of Calabi to not necessarily integrable almost complex structures that are extremal in a relative sense. In both cases, the momentum map is not equivariant, which gives rise to new phenomena and opens up new avenues for interesting applications. For example, using the prequantization construction, we obtain new central extensions of the group of symplectomorphisms that are encoding geometric information of the underlying finite-dimensional manifold.
The restricted Siegel disc is a homogeneous space related to the connected component $T_0(1)$ of the Universal Teichmüller space via the period mapping. In this paper we show that it is a coadjoint orbit of the universal central extension of the restricted symplectic group or, equivalently, an affine coadjoint orbit of the restricted symplectic group with cocycle given by the Schwinger term.
We analyze discrete optimal control problems and their connection with back propagation and deep learning. We consider in particular the symmetric representation of the discrete rigid body equations developed via optimal control analysis and optimal flows on adjoint orbits
Frobenius reciprocity asserts that induction from a subgroup and restriction to it are adjoint functors in categories of unitary G-modules. In the 1980s, Guillemin and Sternberg established a parallel property of Hamiltonian G-spaces, which (as we show) unfortunately fails to mirror the situation where more than one G-module "quantizes" a given Hamiltonian G-space. This paper offers evidence that the situation is remedied by working in the category of *prequantum* G-spaces, where this ambiguity disappears; there, we define induction and multiplicity spaces, and establish Frobenius reciprocity as well as the "induction in stages" property.
The space of smooth sections of a symplectic fiber bundle carries a natural symplectic structure. We provide a general framework to determine the momentum map for the action of the group of bundle automorphism on this space. Since, in general, this action does not admit a classical momentum map, we introduce the more general class of group-valued momentum maps which is inspired by the Poisson Lie setting. In this approach, the group-valued momentum map assigns to every section of the symplectic fiber bundle a principal circle-bundle with connection. The power of this general framework is illustrated in many examples: we construct generalized Clebsch variables for fluids with integral helicity; the anti-canonical bundle turns out to be the momentum map for the action of the group of symplectomorphisms on the space of compatible complex structures; the Teichmüller moduli space is realized as a symplectic orbit reduced space associated to a coadjoint orbit of $\mathrm{SL}(2,\mathbb{R})$ and spaces related to the other coadjoint orbits are identified and studied. Moreover, we show that the momentum map for the group of bundle automorphisms on the space of connections over a Riemann surface encodes, besides the curvature, also topological information of the bundle.
In this paper we prove the existence of a simultaneous local normalization for couples $(X,\mathcal{G})$, where $X$ is a vector field which vanishes at a point and $\mathcal{G}$ is a singular underlying geometric structure which is invariant with respect to $X$, in many different cases: singular volume forms, singular symplectic and Poisson structures, and singular contact structures. Similarly to Birkhoff normalization for Hamiltonian vector fields, our normalization is also only formal, in general. However, when $\mathcal{G}$ and $X$ are (real or complex) analytic and $X$ is analytically integrable or Darboux-integrable then our simultaneous normalization is also analytic. Our proofs are based on the toric approach to normalization of dynamical systems, the toric conservation law, and the equivariant path method. We also consider the case when $\mathcal{G}$ is singular but $X$ does not vanish at the origin.
Given a closed surface endowed with a volume form, we equip the space of compatible Riemannian structures with the structure of an infinite-dimensional symplectic manifold. We show that the natural action of the group of volume-preserving diffeomorphisms by push-forward has a group-valued momentum map that assigns to a Riemannian metric the canonical bundle. We then deduce that the Teichmüller space and the moduli space of Riemann surfaces can be realized as symplectic orbit reduced spaces.
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate commuting flows and integrable systems on the configuration spaces of planar linkages. Our study leads to the definition of a natural volume form on each configuration space of planar linkages, the notion of cross products of integrable systems, and also the notion of multi-Nambu integrable systems. The first integrals of our systems are functions of Bott-Morse type, which may be used to study the topology of configuration spaces. Dedicated to Anatoly T. Fomenko on the occasion of his 75th birthday
This paper presents symmetry reduction for material stochastic Lagrangian systems with advected quantities whose configuration space is a Lie group. Such variational principles yield deterministic as well as stochastic constrained variational principles for dissipative equations of motion in spatial representation. The general theory is presented for the finite dimensional situation. In infinite dimensions we obtain partial differential equations and stochastic partial differential equations. When the Lie group is, for example, a diffeomorphism group, the general result is not directly applicable but the setup and method suggest rigorous proofs valid in infinite dimensions which lead to similar results. We apply this technique to the compressible Navier-Stokes equation and to magnetohydrodynamics for charged viscous compressible fluids. A stochastic Kelvin-Noether theorem is presented. We derive, among others, the classical deterministic dissipative equations from purely variational and stochastic principles, without any appeal to thermodynamics.
The spectral series of the Schrödinger operator with a delta-potential on a three-dimensional compact spherically symmetric manifold in the semiclassical limit as $h\to0$ are described.
In this communication, we show that both infinite-dimensional versions of Noether's theorems, and the explanation of quantum anomalies can be obtained using similar formulas for the derivatives of functions whose values are measures (Smolyanov and von Weizsaecker, 1995) or pseudomeasures (Gough, Ratiu and Smolyanov, 2015). In particular, we improve son these results.
The fast-superfast transition is a particular movement of eigenvalues found by Lewis et al. when studying the family of sleeping equilibria in the Lagrange top. Although this behaviour of eigenvalues typically suggests a change in stability or a bifurcation, in this case there is no particular change in the qualitative dynamical properties of the system. Using modern methods, based on the singularities of symmetry groups for Hamiltonian systems, we clarify the appearance of this transition.
Noether's Theorem on constants of the motion of dynamical systems has recently been extended to classical dissipative systems (Markovian semi-groups) by Baez and Fong. We show how to extend these results to the fully quantum setting of quantum Markov dynamics. For finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces, we construct a mapping from observables to CP maps that leads to the natural analogue of their criterion of commutativity with the infinitesimal generator of the Markov dynamics. Using standard results on the relaxation of states to equilibrium under quantum dynamical semi-groups, we are able to characterise the constants of the motion under quantum Markov evolutions in the infinite-dimensional setting under the usual assumption of existence of a stationary strictly positive density matrix. In particular, the Noether constants are identified with the fixed point of the Heisenberg picture semigroup.
For symmetric classical field theories on principal bundles there are two methods of symmetry reduction: covariant and dynamic. Assume that the classical field theory is given by a symmetric covariant Lagrangian density defined on the first jet bundle of a principal bundle. It is shown that covariant and dynamic reduction lead to equivalent equations of motion. This is achieved by constructing a new Lagrangian defined on an infinite dimensional space which turns out to be gauge group invariant.
Motivated by the problem of longitudinal data assimilation, e.g., in the registration of a sequence of images, we develop the higher-order framework for Lagrangian and Hamiltonian reduction by symmetry in geometric mechanics. In particular, we obtain the reduced variational principles and the associated Poisson brackets. The special case of higher order Euler-Poincaré and Lie-Poisson reduction is also studied in detail.
We consider a general approach for the process of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian reduction by symmetries in chiral gauge models. This approach is used to show the complete integrability of several one dimensional texture equations arising in liquid Helium phases and neutron stars.
In this paper we develop, study, and test a Lie group multisymplectic integra- tor for geometrically exact beams based on the covariant Lagrangian formulation. We exploit the multisymplectic character of the integrator to analyze the energy and momentum map conservations associated to the temporal and spatial discrete evolutions.