The map μ : M → 𝒢 * normal-: 𝜇 normal-→ 𝑀 superscript 𝒢 \mu:M\rightarrow{\scriptstyle{\cal G}}^{*} italic_μ : italic_M → caligraphic_G start_POSTSUPERSCRIPT * end_POSTSUPERSCRIPT is called a moment map if it satisfies the following property:
Here d a 𝑑 𝑎 da italic_d italic_a is the natural linear 1 1 1 1 -form on 𝒢 * superscript 𝒢 {\scriptstyle{\cal G}}^{*} caligraphic_G start_POSTSUPERSCRIPT * end_POSTSUPERSCRIPT taking values in 𝒢 * superscript 𝒢 {\scriptstyle{\cal G}}^{*} caligraphic_G start_POSTSUPERSCRIPT * end_POSTSUPERSCRIPT .