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DifferentialGeometry[LieBracket] - calculate the Lie bracket of two vector fields or 2 vectors in a Lie algebra
Calling Sequence
LieBracket(X, Y)
Parameters
X, Y
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vector fields, defined on the same manifold or Lie algebra
Description
If X is a vector field on a manifold M and f is a real-valued function on M, then X may be applied to f to give a new real valued function. In coordinates, X(f) is the directional derivative of f with respect to X. The Lie bracket of two vector fields X, Y , defined on a manifold M, is the vector field Z defined by the commutator rule Z(f) = X(Y(f)) - Y(X(f)). The standard notation for the Lie bracket is Z = [X, Y].
The LieBracket command is also used to calculate brackets in an abstract Lie algebra.
This command is part of the DifferentialGeometry package, and so can be used in the form LieBracket(...) only after executing the command with(DifferentialGeometry). It can always be used in the long form DifferentialGeometry:-LieBracket.
Examples
Define a 2-dimensional manifold M..
Example 1.
Define a pair of vector fields X1 and Y1.
Calculate the Lie bracket of X1 and Y1.
Let's check this result against the commutator definition of the Lie bracket acting on functions. To apply a vector field to a function we use the LieDerivative command.
Example 2.
Here is the general coordinate formula for the Lie bracket of two vector fields defined on a 2-dimensional manifold.
Example 3.
Two vector fields are said to commute if their Lie bracket is 0. For example:
Example 4.
The Lie bracket satisfies the Jacobi identity [[X, Y], Z] + [[Z, X], Y] + [[Y, Z], X] = 0. For example:
Example 5.
Use LieAlgebraData and DGsetup to initialize a Lie algebra.
Calculate the Lie bracket of 2 vectors in this Lie algebra.
See Also
DifferentialGeometry, ExteriorDerivative, LieDerivative
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