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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 140 1 b Solution by
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A symplectomorphism is a diffeomorphism, so it preserves the genus of a surface. It also preserves the orientation determined by the symplectic form and, by integration of a pullback of a differential form, preserves the symplectic area.
Conversely, equal genus of a surface gives a diffeomorphism . We can choose to preserve the orientations determined by : if necessary, compose with an orientation-reversing diffeomorphism of the standard closed orientable surface of that genus of a surface, obtained by reflection of a symmetric handle model. On put . Both and are positive volume forms for the same orientation, and their integrals agree. By top-degree de Rham cohomology, .
The family consists of positive volume forms, hence symplectic forms in dimension two, with constant de Rham cohomology class. Moser theorem supplies with . ConsequentlyTherefore the genus of a surface and symplectic area classify compact connected symplectic surfaces.
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