arXiv · math/0506174
A Characteristic Number of Hamiltonian Bundles over $S^2$
Abstract
Each loop $ψ$ in the group $\text{Ham}(M)$ of Hamiltonian diffeomorphisms of a symplectic manifold $M$ determines a fibration $E$ on $S^2$, whose coupling class \cite{G-L-S} is denoted by $c$. If $VTE$ is the vertical tangent bundle of $E$, we relate the characteristic number $\int_E c_1(VTE)c^n$ with the Maslov index of the linearized flow $ψ_{t*}$ and the Chern class $c_1(TM)$. We give the value of this characteristic number for loops of Hamiltonian symplectomorphisms of Hirzebruch surfaces.
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Andrés Viña. 2005-12-16. A Characteristic Number of Hamiltonian Bundles over $S^2$. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomphys.2005.12.004
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