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Cotangent lift of a diffeomorphism (f#​)

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For a diffeomorphism f:X→X, its cotangent lift is
f#​(x,ξ)=(f(x),(dfx−1​)∗ξ).
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It preserves the canonical one-form and therefore the canonical symplectic form. Cotangent lift is functorial under composition.

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  • Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge / 2022 / iii / Paper 140 / 3 / a / Solution

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