Marsden–Weinstein reduction

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs symplectic reduction
gptkbp:appliesTo Hamiltonian systems with symmetry
gptkbp:describes method for reducing symplectic manifolds with symmetries
gptkbp:enables quotienting out symmetries in symplectic manifolds
gptkbp:field mathematical physics
symplectic geometry
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Marsden–Weinstein reduction
gptkbp:influenced geometric mechanics
gptkbp:introducedIn 1974
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Alan_Weinstein
gptkb:Jerrold_Marsden
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Annals_of_Mathematics
gptkbp:relatedTo Lie group action
moment map
gptkbp:usedFor constructing reduced phase spaces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Guillemin–Sternberg_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6