Homotopy moment maps
Martin Callies, Yael Fregier, Christopher L. Rogers, Marco Zambon

TL;DR
This paper develops a theory of homotopy moment maps for manifolds with higher-degree closed forms, linking Lie group actions to L-infinity algebra structures and providing explicit constructions and applications in geometry and physics.
Contribution
It introduces homotopy moment maps as L-infinity morphisms, connecting group actions to higher algebraic structures and expanding the framework of classical moment maps.
Findings
Established relationship with equivariant de Rham cohomology
Constructed examples involving loop spaces and moduli spaces
Linked to higher central extensions like the string Lie 2-algebra
Abstract
Associated to any manifold equipped with a closed form of degree >1 is an `L-infinity algebra of observables' which acts as a higher/homotopy analog of the Poisson algebra of functions on a symplectic manifold. In order to study Lie group actions on these manifolds, we introduce a theory of homotopy moment maps. Such a map is a L-infinity morphism from the Lie algebra of the group into the observables which lifts the infinitesimal action. We establish the relationship between homotopy moment maps and equivariant de Rham cohomology, and analyze the obstruction theory for the existence of such maps. This allows us to easily and explicitly construct a large number of examples. These include results concerning group actions on loop spaces and moduli spaces of flat connections. Relationships are also established with previous work by others in classical field theory, algebroid theory, and dg…
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