A nonempty fixed-point set of an anti-symplectic involution is a Lagrangian submanifold. Local linearization identifies its tangent space with the eigenspace of the derivative.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 140 2 a Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-05
Let and let and be the two eigenspaces. The involution identity gives a direct sum, sinceFor in either one of these eigenspaces, the anti-symplectic involution identity impliesso both are isotropic subspaces of a symplectic vector space. Such a subspace has dimension at most : and the nondegenerate bilinear form gives , where is the symplectic orthogonal complement. As their dimensions add to , both have dimension . Therefore
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 140 2 c Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-05
For , differentiation gives and . Thus is an anti-symplectic involution of the symplectic vector space . By part (a), its eigenspace is a Lagrangian subspace.
In the local manifold chart supplied in the question, is linear, so its fixed-point set is the intersection of the chart with this eigenspace. Therefore the fixed-point set is an embedded submanifold andEvery such tangent space has half the ambient dimension and the symplectic form vanishes on it. Hence every nonempty fixed-point set is a Lagrangian submanifold. The fixed-point set itself need not be connected.
Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2018 iii Paper 140 2 d Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-05
Let , componentwise complex conjugation. Interpret the printed in the potential as . With , the local Fubini-Study form isIts pullback of a differential form under iswhere the last equality swaps and uses antisymmetry of the wedge product of differential forms. Since , it is an anti-symplectic involution, with fixed-point set . Part (c) gives