Darboux Theorem and Canonical Coordinates

Symplectic Geometry Mathematics

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 classDef definition fill:#3498db,color:#fff,stroke:#2980b9 classDef theorem fill:#1abc9c,color:#fff,stroke:#16a085 class D1,D2,D3,D4 definition class T1,T2,T3,T4,T5 theorem

Color Scheme

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Definitions (D1–D4)
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Theorems (T1–T5)

Info

  • Subcategory: symplectic_geometry
  • Keywords: Darboux, Moser, Lagrangian, Weinstein, canonical coordinates
  • Research frontier: arXiv math.SG