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symplectic vector field (Definition)

If $(M,\om)$ is a symplectic manifold, then a vector field $X\in\fr{X}(M)$ is symplectic if its flow preserves the symplectic structure. That is, if the Lie derivative $\mc{L}_X\om=0$ .




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Cross-references: Lie derivative, structure, preserves, flow, vector field, symplectic manifold
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This is version 1 of symplectic vector field, born on 2002-12-09.
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AMS MSC53D05 (Differential geometry :: Symplectic geometry, contact geometry :: Symplectic manifolds, general)

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