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Lagrangian submanifold (Definition)

If $(M,\omega)$ is a symplectic $2n$ manifold, then a submanifold $L$ is called Lagrangian if it is isotropic, and of dimension $n$ This is the maximal dimension an isotropic submanifold can have, by the non-degeneracy of $\omega$




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See Also: isotropic submanifold


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Cross-references: isotropic submanifold, dimension, submanifold
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AMS MSC53D05 (Differential geometry :: Symplectic geometry, contact geometry :: Symplectic manifolds, general)

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