Poisson manifold

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:mathematical_concept
differential geometric structure
gptkbp:definedIn smooth manifold equipped with a Poisson bracket
gptkbp:field differential geometry
mathematical physics
gptkbp:generalizes symplectic manifold
gptkbp:has_local_model cotangent bundle of a manifold
gptkbp:hasApplication gptkb:classical_mechanics
gptkb:Lie_bialgebras
gptkb:Lie_groupoids
integrable systems
noncommutative geometry
quantization
deformation theory
foliation theory
gptkbp:hasProperty local structure described by Weinstein splitting theorem
bracket defines a Lie algebra structure on smooth functions
Poisson tensor is a bivector field
Poisson tensor satisfies Schouten–Nijenhuis bracket condition
bracket is a derivation in each argument
bracket is antisymmetric
bracket is bilinear
bracket satisfies Jacobi identity
can be degenerate
can be described by Casimir functions
can be described by Dirac structures
can be described by Lie algebroids
can be described by Poisson cohomology
can be integrated to symplectic groupoids
can be quantized to noncommutative algebras
can be regular or singular
every symplectic manifold is a Poisson manifold
foliated by symplectic leaves
global structure can be complicated
may have singular symplectic leaves
not every Poisson manifold is symplectic
Casimir functions are central in the Poisson algebra
Poisson bracket is a Lie bracket on smooth functions
gptkbp:hasSpecialCase symplectic manifold
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Poisson manifold
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:André_Lichnerowicz
1977
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Hamiltonian_mechanics
gptkb:Lie_algebroid
Poisson algebra
gptkbp:structure Poisson bracket
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:geometry
gptkb:topology
mathematical physics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:deformation_quantization
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6