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Symplectic homology of convex domains and Clarke’s duality

Alberto Abbondandolo, Jungsoo Kang

2022Duke Mathematical Journal11 citationsDOI

Abstract

We prove that the Floer complex associated with a convex Hamiltonian function on R2n is isomorphic to the Morse complex of Clarke’s dual action functional associated with the Fenchel-dual Hamiltonian. This isomorphism preserves the action filtrations. As a corollary, we obtain that the symplectic capacity from the symplectic homology of a convex domain with smooth boundary coincides with the minimal action of closed characteristics on its boundary.

Topics & Concepts

MathematicsFloer homologySymplectic geometryPure mathematicsMorse homologySymplectomorphismSymplectic manifoldMoment mapCellular homologyAlgebra over a fieldGeometric and Algebraic TopologyHomotopy and Cohomology in Algebraic TopologyTopological and Geometric Data Analysis
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