Haantjes algebras and diagonalization

We introduce the notion of Haantjes algebra: It consists of an assignment of a family of operator fields on a differentiable manifold, each of them with vanishing Haantjes torsion. They are also required to satisfy suitable compatibility conditions. Haantjes algebras naturally generalize several kno...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Tempesta, Piergiulio, Tondo, Giorgio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/7994
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/7994
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:51-73
Haantjes tensor
Haantjes manifolds
Higher Nijenhuis torsions
Física-Modelos matemáticos
Física matemática
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Sumario:We introduce the notion of Haantjes algebra: It consists of an assignment of a family of operator fields on a differentiable manifold, each of them with vanishing Haantjes torsion. They are also required to satisfy suitable compatibility conditions. Haantjes algebras naturally generalize several known interesting geometric structures, arising in Riemannian geometry and in the theory of integrable systems. At the same time, as we will show, they play a crucial role in the theory of diagonalization of operators on differentiable manifolds. Assuming that the operators of a Haantjes algebra are semisimple and commute, we shall prove that there exists a set of local coordinates where all operators can be diagonalized simultaneously. Moreover, in the general, non-semisimple case, they acquire simultaneously, in a suitable local chart, a block-diagonal form. (C) 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.