Lie bracket Definition and 20 Threads

Frobenius's theorem gives necessary and sufficient conditions for smooth distributions ##\mathcal D## defined on a ##n##-dimensional smooth manifold to be completely integrable. Now consider a smooth frame field given by ##n## linearly independent smooth vector fields. I suppose Frobenius's...

Hi, a doubt related to the calculation done in this old thread. $$\left(L_{\mathbf{X}} \dfrac{\partial}{\partial x^i} \right)^j = -\dfrac{\partial X^j}{\partial x^i}$$ $$L_{\mathbf{X}} {T^a}_b = {(L_{\mathbf{X}} \mathbf{T})^a}_b + {T^{i}}_b \langle L_{\mathbf{X}} \mathbf{e}^a, \mathbf{e}_i...

We had a thread long time ago concerning the Lie dragging of a vector field ##X## along a given vector field ##V## compared to the Fermi-Walker transport of ##X## along a curve ##C## through a point ##P## that is the integral curve of the vector field ##V## passing through that point. We said...

-Verify that the space ##Vect(M)## of vector fields on a manifold ##M## is a Lie algebra with respect to the bracket. -More generally, verify that the set of derivations of any algebra ##A## is a Lie algebra with respect to the bracket defined as ##[δ_1,δ_2] = δ _1◦δ_2− δ_2◦δ_1##. In the first...

Please, I need some clarifications about second direction, in the file attached, $$ \text { Then ad } x \text { ad } y \text { maps } L \rightarrow L \rightarrow I \text {, and }(\text { ad } x \text { ad } y)^2 \text { maps } L \text { into }[I I]=0 \text {. } $$Thank you in advance,

Hi, I've been doing a course on Tensor calculus by Eigenchris and I've come across this problem where depending on the way I compute/expand the Lie bracket the Torsion tensor always goes to zero. If you have any suggestions please reply, I've had this problem for months and I'm desperate to...

As an aside, fresh_42 commented and I made an error in my post that is now fixed. His comment, below, is not valid (my fault), in that THIS post is now fixed.Assume s and w are components of vectors, both in the same frame Assume S and W are skew symmetric matrices formed from the vector...

Prove that for a 2 sphere in R3 the Lie bracket is the same as the cross product using the vector: X = (y,-x,0); Y = (0,z-y) [X,Y] = JYX - JXY where the J's are the Jacobean matrices. I computed JYX - JXY to get (-z,0,x). I computed (y,-x,0) ^ (0,z,-y) and obtained (xy,y2,yz) = (z,0,x)...

I have been reading about Rings and Modules. I am trying reconcile my understanding with Lie groups. Let G be a Matrix Lie group. The group acts on itself by left multiplication, i.e, Lgh = gh where g,h ∈ G Which corresponds to a translation by g. Is this an example of a module over a ring...

Homework Statement Determine the Lie bracket for 2 elements of SU(3). Homework Equations [X,Y] = JXY - JYX where J are the Jacobean matrices The Attempt at a Solution I exponentiated λ1 and λ2 to get X and Y which are 3 x 3 matrices.. If the group elements are interpreted as vector...

Hello! So I have 2 vector fields on a manifold ##X=X^\mu\frac{\partial}{\partial x^\mu}## and ##Y=Y^\mu\frac{\partial}{\partial x^\mu}## and this statement: "Neither XY nor YX is a vector field since they are second-order derivatives, however ##[X, Y]## is a vector field". Intuitively makes...

I am trying to prove the following: $$3d\sigma (X,Y,Z)=-\sigma ([X,Y],Z)$$ where ##X,Y,Z\in\mathscr{X}(M)## with M as a smooth manifold. I can start by stating what I know so it is easier to see what I do wrong for you guys. I know that a general 2-form has the form...

I'm trying to show that the lie derivative of a tensor field ##t## along a lie bracket ##[X,Y]## is given by \mathcal{L}_{[X,Y]}t=\mathcal{L}_{X}\mathcal{L}_{Y}t-\mathcal{L}_{Y}\mathcal{L}_{X}t but I'm not having much luck so far. I've tried expanding ##t## on a coordinate basis, such that...

Hello In textbook by Kobayashi and Nomizu derivation of rank k in space of all differential forms on a manifold is defined to be operator that is linear, Leibnitz and maps r-forms into r+k-forms. By Leinbitz I mean, of course: D(\omega \wedge \eta)=(D \omega) \wedge \eta + \omega \wedge (D...

The Maurer-Cartan one-form ##\Theta = g^{-1} dg## is though of as a lie algebra valued form. It arises in connection with Yang-Mill's theory where the gauge potential transforms as $$A \mapsto g Ag^{-1} - g^{-1} dg.$$ However, one also defines for lie-algebra valued differential forms...

Homework Statement The Lie bracket of the fundamental vector fields of two Lie algebra elements is the fundamental vector field of the Lie bracket of the two elements: [\sigma(X),\sigma(Y)]=\sigma([X,Y]) Homework Equations Let \mathcal{G} a Lie algebra, the fundamental vector field of an...

Homework Statement Show that if the vector fields X and Y are linear combinations (not necessarily with constant coefficients) of m vector fields that all commute with one another, then the lie bracket of X and Y is a linear combination of the same m vector fields. The Attempt at a Solution...

If we have vect (u) which denotes an infinite-dimensional vector space of all vector fields on u. As infinitesimal elements of the continuous group of Diff(u) they form a Lie Algebra. We then can define the bracket of two vector fields in v and w. If in coordinates: v = \sum_{i}V i...

Hi! I was doing an assignment in quantum mechanics and came upon the following fact I cannot explain to me. I hope someone of you can and will be willing to :) Consider the creation and annihilation operators: a^+ and a and also the momentum and position operators p and x...

one elementary result that you see when you first learn differential geometry is that the pushforward of the Lie bracket of two vector fields is the Lie bracket of the pushforward of the two vector fields, i.e. let \phi be a diffeomorphism from manifold M to N, and let v, w be two vector...