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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 15 4 a Solution by
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For a covector , define the cotangent lift of a diffeomorphism byThe inverse derivative here maps to . This is a smooth diffeomorphism, its inverse is , and it satisfies .
For , the pullback of a differential form and the defining formula for the Liouville one-form giveHence , and applying the exterior derivative also proves . The cotangent lift of a diffeomorphism thus preserves both canonical forms, with no extra choice of metric or connection.
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