Definition 4

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:

ω ( , v ) = μ * ( d a ) . 𝜔 𝑣 superscript 𝜇 𝑑 𝑎 \omega(\cdot,v)=\mu^{*}(da). italic_ω ( ⋅ , italic_v ) = italic_μ start_POSTSUPERSCRIPT * end_POSTSUPERSCRIPT ( italic_d italic_a ) . (24)

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 .