Action integrals along closed isotopies in coadjoint orbits

Abstract

Let $\mathcal{O}$ be the orbit of $\eta \in {\mathfrak{g}}^{\ast }$ under the coadjoint action of the compact Lie group $G$. We give two formulae for calculating the action integral along a closed Hamiltonian isotopy on $\mathcal{O}$. The first one expresses this action in terms of a particular character of the isotropy subgroup of $\eta$. In the second one is involved the character of an irreducible representation of $G$.

12 pages, Latex