Duistermaat–Heckman formula

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The Duistermaat–Heckman formula is a result in symplectic geometry that describes how the pushforward of the Liouville measure under a moment map behaves, showing it is piecewise polynomial and linking geometry with equivariant localization techniques.

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instanceOf mathematical theorem
result in symplectic geometry
appliesTo Hamiltonian actions of compact Lie groups on symplectic manifolds
Hamiltonian torus actions
assumes compactness conditions on the symplectic manifold or properness of the moment map
characterizes pushforward of symplectic volume under the moment map
connectedTo Atiyah–Bott localization theorem NERFINISHED
Berline–Vergne localization formula NERFINISHED
Kirwan convexity theorem NERFINISHED
moment polytope
describes behavior of the pushforward of the Liouville measure under a moment map
field Hamiltonian group actions
equivariant cohomology
symplectic geometry
hasApplicationIn geometric quantization
integrable systems
mathematical physics
representation theory of compact Lie groups
implies density of the pushforward measure is polynomial on each chamber of regular values of the moment map
jumps in the density occur when crossing walls of singular values of the moment map
inspired developments in equivariant localization techniques
involvesConcept Fourier transform of symplectic volume
Liouville measure NERFINISHED
coadjoint orbits
equivariant localization
fixed points of group actions
moment map
piecewise polynomial density
symplectic volume
language mathematical English
namedAfter Gert Heckman NERFINISHED
Johannes J. Duistermaat NERFINISHED
originalAuthors Gert Heckman NERFINISHED
Johannes J. Duistermaat NERFINISHED
originalPublication Acta Mathematica NERFINISHED
relates geometry of moment map to combinatorics of polytopes
symplectic geometry to equivariant cohomology
symplectic geometry to representation theory
states the pushforward of the Liouville measure by the moment map has a piecewise polynomial density
typeOf localization formula
usedFor computing distributions of values of the moment map
computing symplectic volumes of reduced spaces
studying Hamiltonian torus actions on compact symplectic manifolds
studying symplectic reduction
yearProved 1982

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