A symplectic diffeomorphism between symplectic
manifolds is a diffeomorphism satisfying
,
where
is the pullback map on differential
forms. A symplectic diffeomorphism is also known as a symplectomorphism or canonical
transformation.
Symplectic Diffeomorphism
See also
Diffeomorphism, Hamiltonian Diffeomorphism, Hamiltonian Isotopy, Pullback Map, Symplectic ManifoldExplore with Wolfram|Alpha
References
Guillemin, V. and Sternberg, S. Symplectic Techniques in Physics. New York: Cambridge University Press, p. 34, 1984.Referenced on Wolfram|Alpha
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