The induced Hermitian form on the (1,0)- and (0,1)-parts #
Let g be a real bilinear form on V preserved by an almost complex structure J, and let
h (x, y) = g_ℂ (conj x, y) be its sesquilinear complexification
(LinearMap.BilinForm.sesqComplexification), the positive Hermitian form on ℂ ⊗[ℝ] V when g
is a Euclidean metric. This file computes h on the decomposition 1 ⊗ v = v^(1,0) + v^(0,1) of
a real vector into its parts in the i- and -i-eigenspaces W and W' of the complexified
complex structure:
WandW'areh-orthogonal, a case of theh-orthogonality of eigenspaces of any complexifiedg-preserving map (LinearMap.BilinForm.sesqComplexification_eq_zero_of_mem_eigenspace);h (v^(1,0), w^(1,0)) = (g (v, w) - i g (v, J w)) / 2, so for symmetricg,|v^(1,0)|² = h (v^(1,0), v^(1,0)) = g (v, v) / 2.
On the complex vector space (V, J) the Hermitian form g (v, w) - i g (v, J w), conjugate-linear
in its first argument, is therefore twice the pullback of h|_W along v ↦ v^(1,0). For g the
metric ω (·, J ·) of a J-invariant symplectic form ω, this form is
TauCeti.SymplecticForm.complexAssociatedForm.
In the geometric convention for spinors, Q (v) = -g (v, v), the isotropic subspace W carries
the exterior model ⋀ W of the spinor module of (V, g, J), and the restriction of h to W
is the Hermitian metric on W that induces a Hermitian metric on that model.
Main results #
TauCeti.AlmostComplexStructure.sesqComplexification_eq_zero_of_mem_eigenspace_I_of_mem_neg_I:WandW'areh-orthogonal.TauCeti.AlmostComplexStructure.sesqComplexification_holomorphicPart_holomorphicPart:h (v^(1,0), w^(1,0)) = (g (v, w) - i g (v, J w)) / 2.TauCeti.AlmostComplexStructure.sesqComplexification_holomorphicPart_self:h (v^(1,0), v^(1,0)) = g (v, v) / 2.TauCeti.SymplecticForm.Invariant.complexAssociatedForm_eq_two_mul_sesqComplexification: the Hermitian form of aJ-invariant symplectic form is twice the pullback ofhalongv ↦ v^(1,0).
References #
- H. B. Lawson and M.-L. Michelsohn, Spin Geometry (1989), Chapter I §5, for the Hermitian metric on the isotropic subspace of a complex structure.
- D. McDuff and D. Salamon, J-holomorphic Curves and Symplectic Topology, Section 2.1, for the Hermitian form of a compatible pair.
Orthogonality of the (1,0)- and (0,1)-parts #
The i- and -i-eigenspaces of the complexified complex structure are orthogonal for the
induced Hermitian form.
The (1,0)-part of one real vector is orthogonal to the (0,1)-part of another for the
induced Hermitian form.
The (0,1)-part of one real vector is orthogonal to the (1,0)-part of another for the
induced Hermitian form.
The induced Hermitian form on the parts #
The induced Hermitian form on (1,0)-parts:
h (v^(1,0), w^(1,0)) = (g (v, w) - i g (v, J w)) / 2.
The induced Hermitian form on (0,1)-parts:
h (v^(0,1), w^(0,1)) = (g (v, w) + i g (v, J w)) / 2, the conjugate of its value on the
(1,0)-parts.
The squared norm of the (1,0)-part of a real vector is half the square of the vector:
h (v^(1,0), v^(1,0)) = g (v, v) / 2, that is |v^(1,0)|² = |v|² / 2 for a Euclidean
metric g.
The squared norm of the (0,1)-part of a real vector is half the square of the vector:
h (v^(0,1), v^(0,1)) = g (v, v) / 2.
The Hermitian form of a J-invariant symplectic form is twice the pullback of the induced
Hermitian form along v ↦ v^(1,0): with g = ω (·, J ·) and h its sesquilinear
complexification, ω (v, J w) + i ω (v, w) = 2 h (v^(1,0), w^(1,0)).