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This paper extends the classical Wick rotation technique to the setting of D-modules and higher codimensional submanifolds, broadening its applicability in mathematical physics and algebraic geometry.
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It introduces a novel generalization of Wick rotation applicable to D-modules and complex submanifolds of higher codimension.
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Extended Wick rotation to D-modules.
Applied Wick rotation to higher codimensional submanifolds.
Provided new tools for mathematical physics and algebraic geometry.
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We extend the classical Wick rotation to D-modules and higher codimensional submanifolds.
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Wick rotation for D-modules
Pierre Schapira
Abstract
We extend the classical Wick rotation to D-modules and higher codimensional submanifolds.
Key words: causal manifolds, microlocal sheaf theory, hyperbolic D-modules, hyperfunctions, Wick rotationMSC: 35A27, 58J15, 58J45, 81T20Research supported by the ANR-15-CE40-0007 “MICROLOCAL”.
1 Introduction
Let be a real analytic manifold of the type and let be a complexification of . Consider a differential operator on such that is hyperbolic on with respect to the direction , a typical example being the wave operator on a spacetime. Denote by the real manifold . It may happen, and it happens for the wave operator, that is elliptic on . Passing from to is called the Wick rotation by physicists who deduce interesting properties of on from the study of on .
In the situation above, we had . In this paper, we treat the general case of two real analytic manifolds and in , being a complexification of both and , such that the intersection is clean, and we consider a coherent -module which is hyperbolic with respect to on and elliptic on . The main result is Theorem 3.10 which describes an isomorphism in a neighborhood of between the complex of hyperfunction solutions of on defined in a given cone and the complex of hyperfunction solutions of on with wave front set in a cone associated with . It is also proved that this isomorphism is compatible with the boundary values morphism from to and from to .
Aknowledgements This paper was initiated by a series of discussions with Christian Gérard who kindly explained us some problems associated with the classical Wick rotation (see [GW17]). We sincerely thank him for his patience and his explanations.
2 Sheaves, D-modules and wave front sets
2.1 Sheaves
We shall use the microlocal theory of sheaves of [KS90] and mainly follow its terminology. For the reader’s convenience, we recall a few notations and results.
Geometry
Let be a real manifold of class . For a subset , we denote by its closure and by its interior. We denote by
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the tangent bundle and the cotangent bundle to . For a closed submanifold of , we denote by and the normal bundle and the conormal bundle to in . In particular, is the zero-section of , that we identify with .
For a vector bundle , we identify with the zero-section, we denote by the fiber of at , we set and we denote by the projection. For a cone in a vector bundle , we set , we denote by the opposite cone and by the polar cone in the dual vector bundle ,
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For , the Whitney normal cone of along , , is defined in [KS90]*Def. 4.1.1.
To a morphism of manifolds , one associates the maps:
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where is the transpose of the tangent map .
Definition 2.1**.**
Let be a closed conic subset of . One says that is non characteristic for if the map is proper on .
Sheaves
Let be a field. One denotes by the bounded derived category of sheaves of -vector spaces on . We simply call an object of this category “a sheaf”. For a closed subset of a manifold we denote by the constant sheaf on with stalk extended by [math] outside of . More generally, we shall identify a sheaf on and its extension by [math] outside of . If is locally closed, we keep the notation as far as there is no risk of confusion. We denote by the dualizing complex on . Recall that where is the orientation sheaf and is the dimension of . More generally, we consider the relative dualizing complex associated with a morphism , and its inverse, . We denote by {\rm D}^{\prime}_{X}({\,\raise 1.72218pt\hbox{\scriptscriptstyle\bullet}\,})={\mathrm{R}\mathscr{H}\mspace{-3.0mu}om}_{\raise 4.52083pt\hbox to0.70004pt{}}({\,\raise 1.72218pt\hbox{\scriptscriptstyle\bullet}\,},{\bf k}_{X}) the duality functor on .
We shall use freely the six Grothendieck operations on sheaves.
Microlocalization
For a closed submanifold of , we have the functors
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Here, for a vector bundle or , is the full subcategory of consisting of conic sheaves, that is, sheaves locally constant under the -action.
The functor , called Sato’s microlocalization functor, is the Fourier–Sato transform of the specialization functor . The bifunctor of [KS90] is a slight generalization of . Recall that \mu_{M}({\,\raise 1.72218pt\hbox{\scriptscriptstyle\bullet}\,})=\mu hom({\bf k}_{M},{\,\raise 1.72218pt\hbox{\scriptscriptstyle\bullet}\,}).
Let be a closed convex proper cone of containing the zero-section . For , we have an isomorphism (see [KS90]*Th. 4.3.2):
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(Recall that is the opposite of the polar cone .)
Microsupport
To a sheaf is associated its microsupport 444 was denoted in [KS90]., a closed -conic co-isotropic subset of .
Let us recall some results that we shall use.
Theorem 2.2**.**
Let be a morphism of real manifolds and let . Assume that is non characteristic for , that is, for . Then the morphism is an isomorphim.
As a particular case of this result, we get a kind of Petrowski theorem for sheaves (see Theorem 2.27 below):
Corollary 2.3**.**
Let be a closed submanifold of and let . Assume that . Then .
Let be a closed submanifold of . If is a closed conic subset, its Whitney normal cone along is a closed biconic subset of . Moreover, there exists a natural embedding
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Now we consider a morphism of manifolds and let and be two closed submanifolds such that the map induces a closed embedding . One gets the maps
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The next result is a particular case of [KS90]*Th. 6.7.1 in which we choose and write instead of . (The reason of this change of notations is that we need to consider the complexification of the embedding that we shall denote by .)
Theorem 2.4**.**
Let and assume
- (a)
* is non characteristic for ,* 2. (b)
the map is non characteristic for , 3. (c)
.
Then one has the commutative diagram of natural isomorphisms on :
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Notation 2.5**.**
As usual, we have simply writen instead of and similarly with other locally constant sheaves.
Consider the projections
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One has the isomorphisms
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and
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Moreover, one easily proves:
Lemma 2.6**.**
The isomorphisms (2.23) and (2.24) are compatible with the morphisms obtained by applying to (2.17).
Lemma 2.7**.**
In the situation of Theorem 2.4 assume moreover that is a closed embedding, and the intersection is clean (that is, ). Then condition (c) follows from (b).
Proof.
Let us choose a local coordinate system on such that and . Denote by the coordinates on and by the coordinates on . Then
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Therefore . Let with . Then . Choosing , , we get that implies . Q.E.D.
2.2 Analytic wave front set
From now on and until the end of this paper, unless otherwise specified, all manifolds are (real or complex) analytic and the base field is .
Let be a real manifold of dimension and let be a complexification of . One denotes by the sheaf of complex valued real analytic functions on , that is, .
One denotes by and the sheaves on and of Sato’s hyperfunctions and microfunctions, respectively. Recall that these sheaves are defined by
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In particular, and are concentrated in degree [math]. Since , we get that
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The sheaf is flabby and the sheaf is conically flabby.
Moreover, since , we have the isomorphism \mathscr{B}_{M}\xrightarrow[]{{\raisebox{-2.58334pt}[0.0pt][-2.58334pt]{\mspace{1.0mu}\sim\mspace{2.0mu}}}}{\pi}_{*}\mathscr{C}_{M}. One deduces the isomorphism:
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Definition 2.8** ([Sa70]).**
The analytic wave front set of a hyperfunction , denoted , is the support of , a closed conic subset of .
The next result is well-known to the specialists. Let be a real analytic manifold, a complexification of and let be a closed convex proper cone in .
Theorem 2.9**.**
Let with . Assume that is connected and that on an open subset , . Then on .
Proof.
Let and let . Choosing a local chart in a neighborhood of , we may assume from the beginning that is open in and that where is a non empty open convex cone of . Then there exists a holomorphic function , where is a connected open neighborhood of in , such that , that is, is the boundary value of . If is analytic on , then extends holomorphically in a neighborhood of in . If moreover on , then on and thus . Q.E.D.
2.3 D-modules
Let be a complex manifold. One denotes by the sheaf of rings of finite order holomorphic differential operators on . In the sequel, a -module means a left -module. Let be a coherent -module. Locally on , may be represented as the cokernel of a matrix of differential operators acting on the right:
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and one shows that is locally isomorphic to the cohomology of a bounded complex
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Clearly, is a left -module. It is indeed coherent since where is the left ideal generated by the vector fields. For a coherent -module , one sets for short
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Representing (locally) by a bounded complex as above, we get
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where now operates on the left.
Hence a coherent -module is nothing but a system of linear partial differential equations.
To a coherent -module is associated its characteristic variety , a closed analytic -conic co-isotropic subset of .
Theorem 2.10** (see [KS90]*Th. 11.3.3).**
Let be a coherent -module. Then .
Let be a morphism of complex manifolds. One can define the inverse image , an object of . The Cauchy-Kowalevska theorem has been extended to D-modules in Kashiwara’s thesis of 1970.
Theorem 2.11** (see [Ka70, Ka03]).**
Let be a coherent -module and assume that is non characteristic for , that is, for . Then
- (i)
* is concentrated in degree [math] and is a coherent -module,* 2. (ii)
, 3. (iii)
one has a natural isomorphism f^{-1}{\mathrm{R}\mathscr{H}\mspace{-3.0mu}om}_{\raise 4.52083pt\hbox to0.70004pt{}\mathscr{D}_{X}}(\mathscr{M},\mathscr{O}_{X})\xrightarrow[]{{\raisebox{-2.58334pt}[0.0pt][-2.58334pt]{\mspace{1.0mu}\sim\mspace{2.0mu}}}}{\mathrm{R}\mathscr{H}\mspace{-3.0mu}om}_{\raise 4.52083pt\hbox to0.70004pt{}\mathscr{D}_{Y}}(f^{D}\mathscr{M},\mathscr{O}_{Y}).
Example 2.12**.**
Assume for a differential operator of order and is a smooth hypersurface, non characteristic for . Let be a reduced equation of . Then, and it follows from the Weierstrass division theorem that, locally, . In this case, isomorphism (iii) in the above theorem is nothing but the Cauchy-Kowalevska theorem.
Definition 2.13**.**
Let be a coherent -module and let be a real submanifold. One says that the pair is elliptic if .
If is a complexification of a real manifold , the pair is elliptic if and only if is elliptic in the usual sense and Corollary 2.3 gives, for , the isomorphism
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In particular, the hyperfunction solutions of the system are real analytic. More generally, we have
Theorem 2.14** ([Sa70]).**
Let be a coherent -module and let . Then .
When is a complex submanifold of complex codimension , is elliptic if and only if the embedding is non-characteristic for . In this case, Corollary 2.3 gives the isomorphism
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3 Wick rotation for D-modules
3.1 Hyperbolic D-modules
Let be a real manifold and let be a complexification of . Recall the embedding of (2.7) and recall that for , the Whitney cone is contained in . The next definition is extracted form [KS90]. See [Sc13] for details.
Definition 3.1**.**
Let be a coherent left -module.
- (a)
We set
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and call the hyperbolic characteristic variety of along . 2. (b)
*A vector such that is called *hyperbolic with respect to . 3. (c)
A submanifold of is called hyperbolic for if
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that is, any nonzero vector of is hyperbolic for . 4. (d)
For a differential operator , we set .
Example 3.2**.**
Assume we have a local coordinate system on with and let be the coordinates on so that . Let with . Let be a differential operator with principal symbol . Then is hyperbolic for if and only if
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As noticed by M. Kashiwara, it follows from the local Bochner’s tube theorem that Condition (3.3) can be simplified: is hyperbolic for if and only if
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Hence, one recovers the classical notion of a (weakly) hyperbolic operator.
Notation 3.3**.**
As usual, we shall write instead of and similarly with other sheaves on cotangent bundles.
3.2 Main tool
Consider as above a real manifold and a complexification of , a closed submanifold of , and a complexification of in . Denote as above by the embedding. Consider also another closed real submanifold such that and the intersection is clean. Denote by the embedding and consider the Diagram 2.12.
Let be a coherent -module and consider the hypotheses:
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Set . Then hypothesis (a) of Theorem 2.4 is translated as hypothesis (3.5) and hypothesis (b) is translated as hypothesis (3.6).
We shall constantly use the next result.
Lemma 3.4** (see [JS16]*Lem. 3.5).**
Hypothesis (3.6) implies hypothesis (3.7).
Theorem 3.5**.**
Let be a coherent left -module. Assume (3.5) and (3.6). Then one has the natural isomorphism
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Proof.
Apply Theorem 2.4 together with Lemma 2.7 to the sheaf . We get:
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Equivalently, we have
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Finally . Q.E.D.
Example 1: Cauchy problem for microfunctions
Let , , , and be as above and assume that , hence .
Corollary 3.6**.**
Let be a coherent left -module. Assume (3.6). Then one has the natural isomorphism
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Proof.
Applying Theorem 2.11, we get . (Recall that (3.6) implies (3.7).) Moreover, . Finally, since is finite on , we may replace with . Q.E.D.
3.3 Boundary values
Let be a real -dimensional manifold, a closed submanifod of codimesnion , a complexification of and a complexification of in . We denote by the embedding.
Notation 3.7**.**
We set
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We shall not confuse the sheaf with the sheaf of hyperfunctions on . We have an isomorphism
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Let be a coherent -module. Applying the functor \mathrm{R}\Gamma_{N}({\,\raise 1.72218pt\hbox{\scriptscriptstyle\bullet}\,})\mathbin{\otimes_{\raise 4.52083pt\hbox to-0.70004pt{}{}}}\operatorname{or}_{N}\,[n-d] to the isomorphism (iii) in Theorem 2.11 together with isomorphism (2.28) one recovers a well known result:
Lemma 3.8**.**
Assume (3.7). One has a natural isomorphism
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Appying the functor to the morphism , we get the morphism , that is, the morphism . Applying the functor {\mathrm{R}\mathscr{H}\mspace{-3.0mu}om}_{\raise 4.52083pt\hbox to0.70004pt{}}({\,\raise 1.72218pt\hbox{\scriptscriptstyle\bullet}\,},\mathscr{O}_{X}) we get the “restriction” morphism
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For a closed cone , we set for short
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For an open cone , we set for short :
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(In the sequel, we shall use this notation for another real manifold instead of .)
Hence, for a closed convex proper cone with , setting , we have by (2.6):
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One can use (3.12) and the morphism to obtain the morphism
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One can also construct (3.13) directly as follows. Let be an open subset of such that , is locally cohomologically trivial (see [KS90]*Exe. III.4). Then the morphism gives by duality the morphism and one gets the morphism by applying {\mathrm{R}\mathscr{H}\mspace{-3.0mu}om}_{\raise 4.52083pt\hbox to0.70004pt{}}({\,\raise 1.72218pt\hbox{\scriptscriptstyle\bullet}\,},\mathscr{O}_{X}) similarly as for . Taking the inductive limit with respect to the family of open sets such that (see [KS90]*Th. 4.2.3), we recover the morphism (3.13).
In particular, for a coherent -module we get the morphisms
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3.4 Wick rotation
Let , , , , , and be as above. Now, we also assume that is a real manifold of the same dimension than and is a complexification of . We still consider diagram (2.12).
Consider the hypothesis
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(Here, stands for the zero-section of .)
Lemma 3.9**.**
Assume (3.14).Then we have the natural isomorphism
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Proof.
(i) Set for short , , , . With these new notations, we have to prove the morphism
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is an isomorphism.
(ii) The morphism (3.16) is an isomorphism outside of the zero-section of since then with and closed and , by the hypothesis (3.14).
(iii) Consider the diagram in which and denote the embeddings of the zero-sections:
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Since , when applied to conic sheaves, it remains to show that (3.16) is an isomorphism after applying the functor .
(iv) Consider the morphism of Sato’s distinguished triangles:
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It follows from (ii) that the vertical arrow on the right is an isomorphism. We are thus reduced to prove the isomorphism
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(v) Using the fact that and and that Diagram (3.21) with the arrows going down is Cartesian, we get
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Q.E.D.
Consider
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and recall notations (3.10) and (3.11).
Theorem 3.10** (Wick isomorphism Theorem).**
Let be a coherent left -module and let be as in (3.24). Assume (3.5), (3.6), (3.14) and also
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Then one has the commutative diagram in which the horizontal arrow is an isomorphism:
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Proof.
(i) As a particular case of Theorem 3.5 and using the fact that , we get the isomorphism
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(ii) Set for short . Using Lemma 3.9 and the fact that is proper on , we have the isomorphism
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Therefore, we have proved the isomorphism
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(iii) Let us apply the functor to (3.31). Since is proper on , setting , we have (see Diagram 2.22)
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Hence, we have proved the isomorphism
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and the result follows from (3.12). Q.E.D.
3.5 The classical Wick rotation
Let us treat the classical Wick rotation. Hence, we assume that and . As usual, is a complexification of and . We denote by the holomorphic coordinate on , by the symplectic coordinates on and by a point of . We identify and .
Let is a differential operator of order , elliptic on and (weakly) hyperbolic on in the codirections. A typical example is the wave operator on a globally hyperbolic spacetime . Set
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The map is given by
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We shall apply the preceding result with . In that case, and (3.25) is satisfied.
Let . In the sequel we write for short instead of and similarly with other sheaves. Note that .
As a particular case of Theorem 3.10, we get:
Corollary 3.11**.**
We have a commutative diagram in which the horizontal arrow is an isomorphism:
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References
Pierre Schapira
Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06
Institut de Mathématiques de Jussieu
e-mail: [email protected]
