Description
Darboux theorem: locally all symplectic manifolds look like (ℝ²ⁿ, ω₀). Canonical coordinates (q,p), Moser trick, and Weinstein Lagrangian neighborhoods.
Dependency Flowchart
graph TD
D1["D1 Standard symplectic ω_0\nω_0 = Σ dp_i ∧ dq_i on R^{2n}"]
D2["D2 Darboux chart\nLocal coords (q,p) with ω = Σ dp_i ∧ dq_i"]
D3["D3 Lagrangian submanifold L\ndim L = n, ω|_L = 0"]
D4["D4 Isotopy\nSmooth 1-parameter family of diffeomorphisms"]
T1["T1 Darboux theorem\n(M,ω) locally ≅ (R^{2n}, ω_0)"]
T2["T2 Moser trick\nIsotopy of symplectic forms via Moser vector field"]
T3["T3 Weinstein Lagrangian\nNhd of L symplectomorphic to T*L"]
T4["T4 Symplectic embedding\nB^{2n}(r) → (M,ω) for small r"]
T5["T5 Relative Darboux\nTwo forms agree on L ⇒ differ by exact near L"]
D1 --> D2
D1 --> T1
D2 --> T1
D3 --> T3
D4 --> T2
D1 --> T2
T2 --> T1
D3 --> T4
T1 --> T3
T2 --> T5
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classDef theorem fill:#1abc9c,color:#fff,stroke:#16a085
class D1,D2,D3,D4 definition
class T1,T2,T3,T4,T5 theorem
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Definitions (D1–D4)
Definitions (D1–D4)
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Theorems (T1–T5)
Theorems (T1–T5)
Info
- Subcategory: symplectic_geometry
- Keywords: Darboux, Moser, Lagrangian, Weinstein, canonical coordinates
- Research frontier: arXiv math.SG