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Use $\omega ={\sum }_{i}d{q}_i\wedge d{p}_i$, ${\iota }_{X_f}\omega =df$ andThen $X_f(g)=\{g,f\}$ and $[X_f,X_g]=-X_{\{f,g\}}$. For a left group action, let ${\xi }_P(p)={\frac{d}{dt}|}_0\exp (t\xi )\cdot p$; its fundamental fields obey $[{\xi }_P,{\eta }_P]=-[\xi ,\eta {]}_P$.

The components of a moment map satisfyThus ${\xi }_P=X_{{\mu }_{\xi }}$. A Hamiltonian moment map additionally has coadjoint equivariance,Here the right side evaluates on $\xi$ as $⟨\mu (p),{\mathrm{Ad}}_{g^{-1}}\xi ⟩$. With that convention its infinitesimal form is $\{{\mu }_{\xi },{\mu }_{\eta }\}={\mu }_{[\xi ,\eta ]}$. Some definitions reserve “moment map” for this equivariant version; choosing Hamiltonians for every generator first gives a weakly Hamiltonian action.

To derive the obstruction, compare the two antihomomorphism identities:On connected $P$, nondegeneracy of $\omega$ makesa constant alternating bilinear form. The two Jacobi identities implyReplacing ${\mu }_{\xi }$ by ${\mu }_{\xi }+b(\xi )$ changes $\kappa$ to $\kappa -b([\xi ,\eta ])$. Thus vanishing of this class in Lie algebra cohomology is the precise moment-map equivariance obstruction. In particular a connected group with $H^2(\mathfrak{g},\mathbb{R})=0$ permits constants to be chosen so that the component Poisson algebra is the Lie algebra. A locally effective action makes this realization faithful; otherwise it realizes the quotient by the infinitesimal kernel. The linear span of the components has the Lie brackets; the entire algebra of polynomial products of them is, of course, larger.

A useful sufficient condition is semisimplicity, which can be proved here without assuming the desired equivariance. Let $B$ be the nondegenerate Killing form and define $D$ by $B(D\xi ,\eta )=\kappa (\xi ,\eta )$. Invariance of $B$ and the cocycle identity giveso $D$ is a derivation. Choose $Z$ uniquely by $B(Z,\xi )=\mathrm{tr}(D\mathrm{ad}\xi )$. Since $[D,\mathrm{ad}\xi ]=\mathrm{ad}(D\xi )$, cyclicity of trace givesHence $D=\mathrm{ad}Z$ and $\kappa (\xi ,\eta )=B(Z,[\xi ,\eta ])$. The shift $b(\xi )=B(Z,\xi )$ removes the obstruction. This proves semisimple moment-map equivariance; for connected $G$ infinitesimal equivariance integrates along its one-parameter subgroups to group equivariance. It does not claim that arbitrary symplectic actions of arbitrary groups have moment maps.

For the Kepler calculation, put $k=Mm$ and work on $r=|\mathbf{r}|>0$, since the Hamiltonian is singular at the origin. The Hamilton equations areThe angular momentum therefore obeysFor the Runge-Lenz vector,The vector triple product identity gives $\mathbf{r}\times \mathbf{L}=\mathbf{r}(\mathbf{r}\cdot \mathbf{p})-r^2\mathbf{p}$. Thereforeand the terms cancel. Since $\dot{f}=\{f,H\}$, this proves

The conserved quantities consequently generate transformations preserving energy. Their brackets give the Kepler dynamical symmetry algebra. On $H<0$, define $\mathbf{A}=\mathbf{K}/\sqrt{-2H}$ as a function on that whole open region. Because $H$ Poisson commutes with both vectors, its brackets areWith ${\mathbf{J}}_{\pm }=(\mathbf{L}\pm \mathbf{A})/2$ one obtains two commuting $\mathfrak{so}(3)$ algebras:Thus the negative-energy algebra is $\mathfrak{so}(4)$. On $H>0$, using $\mathbf{A}=\mathbf{K}/\sqrt{2H}$ instead changes the last bracket to $-{ϵ}_{ijk}{L}_k$, yielding $\mathfrak{so}(3,1)$, with $\mathbf{L}$ rotations and $\mathbf{A}$ boosts. At zero energy the brackets of conserved functions on the characteristic orbit quotient give $\mathfrak{e}(3)=\mathfrak{so}(3)⋉{\mathbb{R}}^3$, with commuting $\mathbf{K}$.

There are two global qualifications. First, an energy hypersurface carries a presymplectic form: its restricted two-form has characteristic direction $X_H$. At $H=0$, the literal vector fields of $\mathbf{K}$ need only commute modulo $X_H$, since differentiating $\{K_i,K_j\}=-2H{ϵ}_{ijk}{L}_k$ still produces an $L_k{X}_H$ term. On nonzero-energy regions the energy-dependent normalization above gives an exact Hamiltonian Lie algebra; one must differentiate that normalization before restricting to a level. Second, completeness is required for a global group action. The collision-excluded Kepler phase space need not have complete hidden-symmetry flows, so the brackets establish local actions (or the appropriate simply connected covers), not an unconditional global action on every unregularized trajectory. Collision regularization supplies the familiar global bound-motion symmetry; this distinction is developed in math.berkeley.edu/~alanw/277papers00/tang.pdf . It does not change the three energy-dependent Lie algebras just derived.

A presymplectic form is a closed two-form, commonly assumed to have constant rank, that need not be nondegenerate. A symplectic form is its nondegenerate special case. Its kernel distribution is integrable: for kernel fields $X,Y$, the identity $d\omega =0$ gives ${\iota }_{[X,Y]}\omega =0$. If the characteristic leaf quotient is smooth and the form descends, that quotient has a symplectic form. A regular Hamiltonian energy hypersurface carries such a form with kernel spanned by its Hamiltonian vector field.