Symplectic geometry is a branch of differential geometry and differential topology that studies symplectic manifolds; that is, differentiable manifolds equipped with a closed, nondegenerate 2-form. Symplectic geometry has its origins in the Hamiltonian formulation of classical mechanics where the phase space of certain classical systems takes on the structure of a symplectic manifold. The term "symplectic", introduced by Weyl, is a calque of "complex"; previously, the "symplectic group" had been called the "line complex group". "Complex" comes from the Latin com-plexus, meaning "braided together" (co- + plexus), while symplectic comes from the corresponding Greek sym-plektikos (συμπλεκτικός); in both cases the stem comes from the Indo-European root *pleḱ- The name reflects the deep connections between complex and symplectic structures. By Darboux's Theorem, symplectic manifolds are isomorphic to the standard symplectic vector space locally, hence only have global (topological) invariants. "Symplectic topology," which studies global properties of symplectic manifolds, is often used interchangeably with "symplectic geometry." The name "complex group" formerly advocated by me in allusion to line complexes, as these are defined by the vanishing of antisymmetric bilinear forms, has become more and more embarrassing through collision with the word "complex" in the connotation of complex number. I therefore propose to replace it by the corresponding Greek adjective "symplectic." Dickson called the group the "Abelian linear group" in homage to Abel who first studied it. , p. 165) (Wikipedia).
Exploring Symplectic Embeddings and Symplectic Capacities
Speakers o Alex Gajewski o Eli Goldin o Jakwanul Safin o Junhui Zhang Project Leader: Kyler Siegel Abstract: Given a domain (e.g. a ball) in Euclidean space, we can ask what is its volume. We can also ask when one domain can be embedded into another one without distorting volumes. These
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Lie derivatives of differential forms
Introduces the lie derivative, and its action on differential forms. This is applied to symplectic geometry, with proof that the lie derivative of the symplectic form along a Hamiltonian vector field is zero. This is really an application of the wonderfully named "Cartan's magic formula"
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Constructions in symplectic and contact topology via h-principles - Oleg Lazarev
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Symplectic topology and the loop space - Jingyu Zhao
Topic: Symplectic topology and the loop space Speaker: Jingyu Zhao, Member, School of Mathematics Time/Room: 4:45pm - 5:00pm/S-101 More videos on http://video.ias.edu
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Flexibility in symplectic and contact geometry – Emmy Murphy – ICM2018
Geometry | Topology Invited Lecture 5.6 | 6.2 Flexibility in symplectic and contact geometry Emmy Murphy Abstract: Symplectic and contact structures are geometric structures on manifolds, with relationships to algebraic geometry, geometric topology, and mathematical physics. We discuss a
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Zack Sylvan - Doubling stops & spherical swaps
June 28, 2018 - This talk was part of the 2018 RTG mini-conference Low-dimensional topology and its interactions with symplectic geometry
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Isometry groups of the projective line (I) | Rational Geometry Math Foundations 138 | NJ Wildberger
The projective line can be given a Euclidean structure, just as the affine line can, but it is a bit more complicated. The algebraic structure of this projective line supports some symmetries. Symmetry in mathematics is often most efficiently encoded with the idea of a group--a technical t
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Symplectic homology via Gromov-Witten theory - Luis Diogo
Luis Diogo Columbia University February 13, 2015 Symplectic homology is a very useful tool in symplectic topology, but it can be hard to compute explicitly. We will describe a procedure for computing symplectic homology using counts of pseudo-holomorphic spheres. These counts can sometime
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Symplectic forms in algebraic geometry - Giulia Saccà
Giulia Saccà Member, School of Mathematics January 30, 2015 Imposing the existence of a holomorphic symplectic form on a projective algebraic variety is a very strong condition. After describing various instances of this phenomenon (among which is the fact that so few examples are known!)
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A tale of two conjectures: from Mahler to Viterbo - Yaron Ostrover
Members' Seminar Topic: A tale of two conjectures: from Mahler to Viterbo. Speaker: Yaron Ostrover Affiliation: Tel Aviv University, von Neumann Fellow, School of Mathematics Date: November 19, 2018 For more video please visit http://video.ias.edu
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Filiz Dogru: Outer Billiards: A Comparison Between Affine, Hyperbolic, and Symplectic Geometry
Filiz Dogru, Grand Valley State University Title: Outer Billiards: A Comparison Between Affine Geometry, Hyperbolic Geometry, and Symplectic Geometry Outer billiards appeared first as an entertainment question. Its popularity increased after J. Moser’s description as a crude model of the p
From playlist 39th Annual Geometric Topology Workshop (Online), June 6-8, 2022
Ben Webster - Representation theory of symplectic singularities
Research lecture at the Worldwide Center of Mathematics
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Symplectic topology and critical points of complex-valued functions - Sheel Ganatra
Topic: Symplectic topology and critical points of complex-valued functions Speaker: Sheel Ganatra, Member, School of Mathematics Time/Room: 2:30pm - 2:45pm/S-101 More videos on http://video.ias.edu
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Act globally, compute...points and localization - Tara Holm
Tara Holm Cornell University; von Neumann Fellow, School of Mathematics October 20, 2014 Localization is a topological technique that allows us to make global equivariant computations in terms of local data at the fixed points. For example, we may compute a global integral by summing inte
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Rigidity and recurrence in symplectic dynamics - Matthias Schwarz
Members’ Seminar Topic: Rigidity and recurrence in symplectic dynamics Speaker: Matthias Schwarz, Universität Leipzig; Member, School of Mathematics Date: December 11, 2017 For more videos, please visit http://video.ias.edu
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Lectures on Homological Mirror Symmetry II - Sheridan Nick
Lectures on Homological Mirror Symmetry Sheridan Nick Institute for Advanced Study; Member, School of Mathematics November 4, 2013
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Abstract Analogues of Flux as Symplectic Invariants - Paul Seidel
Paul Seidel Massachusetts Institute of Technology November 16, 2012 For more videos, visit http://video.ias.edu
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The h-principle in symplectic geometry - Emmy Murphy
Members' Seminar Topic: The h-principle in symplectic geometry Speaker: Emmy Murphy Affiliation: Northwestern University; von Neumann Fellow, School of Mathematics Date: December 9, 2019 For more video please visit http://video.ias.edu
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Stability conditions in symplectic topology – Ivan Smith – ICM2018
Geometry Invited Lecture 5.8 Stability conditions in symplectic topology Ivan Smith Abstract: We discuss potential (largely speculative) applications of Bridgeland’s theory of stability conditions to symplectic mapping class groups. ICM 2018 – International Congress of Mathematicians
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