Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2012 iii Paper 23 1 b Solution Created 2026-10-03 Updated 2026-10-07
When is a group, evaluation at its identity gives a bijection from the previous equivariant-map set to all functions . For an arbitrary function , the inverse construction isIndeed,so is an equivariant map. Conversely, if is equivariant, implies , so for .
Transport the right action from part (a) through this bijection. At its value isThus the exponential of right group actions isFor clarity, the right-action law holds even in a nonabelian group:Evaluation is equivariant because . The underlying functions need not be equivariant; the fixed points of this exponential action are exactly the equivariant functions.