Moment-map equivariance obstruction

ID: moment-map-equivariance-obstruction

For a weakly Hamiltonian left Lie group action on a connected symplectic manifold, choose . Fundamental vector fields and Hamiltonian vector fields are both antihomomorphisms, so the displayed difference is constant. The Jacobi identity for the Poisson bracket makes it a two-cocycle. Changing by changes the difference by . Thus its class in Lie algebra cohomology obstructs choosing an equivariant moment map. For a connected group, vanishing of this class gives infinitesimal and group equivariance.

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