Generalized moment maps, reduction and complex quotients

Abstract

In this note, we introduce the concept of momentumly closed forms. A non-degenerate momentumly closed two-form and its generalized moment map are the generalization of two well-known notions, symplectic forms and moment maps, in the almost Hermitian setting. We then generalize the classical theory of moment maps to this broader framework. As a first step, we prove a variant of the Darboux-Weinstein theorem for non-degenerate momentumly closed two-forms. Based on this, we further establish the convexity property of the generalized moment map, construct the corresponding reduction space and investigate the properties of the Kirwan-Ness stratification.

v2, 71 pages, 1 figure, major revision, correct an error in Remark 8.2 and various minor improvements according to referee's comments