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Derivative of the symplectomorphism evaluated at a point of the zero section of the cotangent bundle

It might be an easy question, possibly not worth posting here. In the proof of the Lagrangian neighborhood theorem, the authors have written the expression for the derivative of a symplectomorphism at ...
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Relating the Morse index with the Maslov index

In the following paper https://arxiv.org/pdf/math/0408280.pdf there is created an isomorphism between the Floer Homology of an hamiltonian functional $H$ in the cotangent bundle and the the Morse ...
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Displacing a conormal Lagrangian from the zero section

I was told that the conormal bundle $\nu^*K$ of a knot $K\subset S^3$ can be displaced from the zero section $0_{S^3}$ in $T^*S^3.$ Having no intuition about whether/how often this happens in general, ...
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how to understand the manifold with boundary jet bundle and cotangent bundle with boundary

Suppose that $M\subset (W^{2n},\omega)$ is an $n$-dimensional manifold with smooth boundary $\partial M$, where $(W,\omega)$ is a $2n$-dimensional Kähler manifold and boundary with contact type ...
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Lagrangian up to Hamiltonian in cotangent bundle

I want to understand the folklore conjecture that, in a CY manifold, Lagrangians up to Hamiltonian isotopies are represented by special Lagrangians by examining cotangent bundle and Hodge theory. ...
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Reference for plumbing cotangent bundles as Liouville manifolds

A Liouville domain $(W, \omega,\alpha, X)$ is a compact manifold $W$ with boundary $\partial W$, and a exact symplectic structure $\omega = d\alpha, \iota_X \omega = \alpha$, such that $X$ points ...
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When is a symplectomorphism on a cotangent bundle the lift of a diffeomorphism on the base manifold [duplicate]

Let $X$ be a manifold and $T^\ast X$ the cotangent bundle. Let $\alpha$ denote the tautological $1$-form on $T^\ast X$ so that $(T^\ast X, \omega=-d\alpha)$ is a symplectic manifold. I want to know ...
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A symplectic structure for cotangent bundle

Before that I mention my question explicitly, I start with my motivation: Look at $\mathbb{D} \times \mathbb{C}=\{(x_{1},x_{2},y_{1},y_{2})\mid x_{1}^{2}+x_{2}^{2}< 1\}$.This can be identified ...
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Cotangent bundle lift theorem

Let $M$ be a smooth manifold and $T^\ast M$ be its cotangent bundle. Consider the tautological 1-form $\theta$ on $T^\ast M$ ($\theta=\sum y_i dx^i$ in local canonical coordinate systems). A ...
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symplectic structure of tangent bundle of $\mathbb{S}^{n-1}$

It is well known that $T\mathbb{S}^{n-1}$ is diffeomorphic to $M= f^{-1}(1)$ where $f:\mathbb{C}^n\rightarrow \mathbb{C}$ is $f(z):=\sum_{i=1}^{n} z_{i}^{2}$. Two questions: 1) Is $M$ a ...
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Symplectic forms and 1-forms [closed]

Suppose we have a real symplectic manifold $(M,\omega)$. Under what conditions can we find a global 1-form $\alpha$ such that $\omega = \alpha \wedge\alpha$? Obviously there are some simple ...
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Co-normal bundle of orthogonal compliment

Is the following fact well known? Let $X$ be a manifold and $V$ be a vector space. Let $E_1$ be a sub-bundle of the constant bundle $X \times V$. Let $E_2$ be its orthogonal compliment in $X \...
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Can cotangent bundles see exotic smooth structures?

I have two questions that are inspired by a couple of questions here on MO (referenced below), as well as by a conversation with some other grad students at a summer school. Caveat: I'm not a ...
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Functoriality of the cotangent bundle

Recall that to any manifold $X$, I can assign in a canonical way a manifold $\mathrm T ^* X$, the total space of the cotangent bundle over $X$. Recall also that, unlike the tangent bundle ...
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Does the preimage of the Slodowy slice in $T^*G/P$ have a name?

Let $G$ be your favorite simple complex Lie group, and $P\subset G$ your favorite parabolic subgroup. We can identify $T^*G/P$ with the space of pairs $$\{(gP,x)\in G/P\times \mathfrak g | x\perp \...
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Can the class of the canonical bundle be recovered from the total space of the cotangent bundle if one forgets that it is a cotangent bundle?

This is a somewhat speculative question, so bear with that (or not, as is your preference). Let $X$ be a smooth projective variety, and let $\omega_X$ be its canonical sheaf. The Euler class of ...
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