Constructing an even Poisson algebra from a Gerstenhaber algebra by means of an odd derivation of square 0 is shown to be possible in the category of Loday algebras (algebras with a non-skew-symmetric bracket, generalizing the Lie algebras, heretofore called Leibniz algebras in the literature). Such “derived brackets” give rise to Lie brackets on certain quotient spaces, and also on certain Abelian subalgebras. The construction of these derived brackets explains the origin of the Lie bracket on...

The systems of differential equations whose solutions exactly coincide with Bethe ansatz solutions for generalized Gaudin models are constructed. These equations are called the generalized spectral ${(}^1)$ Riccati equations, because the simplest equation of this class has a standard Riccatian form. The general form of these equations is $R_{n_i}[z_1\left(\lambda \right),...,z_r\left(\lambda \right)]=c_{n_i}\left(\lambda \right)$, i=1,..., r, where $R_{n_i}$ denote some homogeneous polynomials of degrees $n_i$ constructed from functional variables $z_i\left(\lambda \right)$ and their derivatives. It is assumed that $deg{\partial }^k{z}_i\left(\lambda \right)=k+1$. The problem...

For a Lie algebroid, divergences chosen in a classical way lead to a uniquely defined homology theory. They define also, in a natural way, modular classes of certain Lie algebroid morphisms. This approach, applied for the anchor map, recovers the concept of modular class due to S. Evens, J.-H. Lu, and A. Weinstein.

A control system is said to be finite if the Lie algebra generated by its vector fields is finite dimensional. Sufficient conditions for such a system on a compact manifold to be controllable are stated in terms of its Lie algebra. The proofs make use of the equivalence theorem of [Ph. Jouan, ESAIM: COCV 16 (2010) 956–973]. and of the existence of an invariant measure on certain compact homogeneous spaces.

A control system is said to be finite if the Lie algebra generated by its vector fields is finite dimensional. Sufficient conditions for such a system on a compact manifold to be controllable are stated in terms of its Lie algebra. The proofs make use of the equivalence theorem of [Ph. Jouan, ESAIM: COCV 16 (2010) 956–973]. and of the existence of an invariant measure on certain compact homogeneous spaces.

A control system is said to be finite if the Lie algebra generated by its vector fields is finite dimensional. Sufficient conditions for such a system on a compact manifold to be controllable are stated in terms of its Lie algebra. The proofs make use of the equivalence theorem of [Ph. Jouan, ESAIM: COCV 16 (2010) 956–973]. and of the existence of an invariant measure on certain compact homogeneous spaces.

We present a general theorem describing the isomorphisms of the local Lie algebra structures on the spaces of smooth (real-analytic or holomorphic) functions on smooth (resp. real-analytic, Stein) manifolds, as, for example, those given by Poisson or contact structures. We admit degenerate structures as well, which seems to be new in the literature.

Results on characterization of manifolds in terms of certain Lie algebras growing on them, especially Lie algebras of differential operators, are reviewed and extended. In particular, we prove that a smooth (real-analytic, Stein) manifold is characterized by the corresponding Lie algebra of linear differential operators, i.e. isomorphisms of such Lie algebras are induced by the appropriate class of diffeomorphisms of the underlying manifolds.

The main result is a Pursell-Shanks type theorem describing isomorphism of the Lie algebras of vector fields preserving generalized foliations. The result includes as well smooth as real-analytic and holomorphic cases.

For any Lie-Rinehart algebra $(A,L)$, B(atalin)-V(ilkovisky) algebra structures $\partial$ on the exterior $A$-algebra ${\Lambda }_{A}L$ correspond bijectively to right $(A,L)$-module structures on $A$; likewise, generators for the Gerstenhaber algebra ${\Lambda }_{A}L$ correspond bijectively to right $(A,L)$-connections on $A$. When $L$ is projective as an $A$-module, given a B-V algebra structure $\partial$ on ${\Lambda }_{A}L$, the homology of the B-V algebra $({\Lambda }_{A}L,\partial )$ coincides with the homology of $L$ with coefficients in $A$ with reference to the right $(A,L)$-module structure determined by $\partial$. When...

A complex hypersurface $D$ in ${ℂ}^n$ is a linear free divisor (LFD) if its module of logarithmic vector fields has a global basis of linear vector fields. We classify all LFDs for $n$ at most $4$.By analogy with Grothendieck’s comparison theorem, we say that the global logarithmic comparison theorem (GLCT) holds for $D$ if the complex of global logarithmic differential forms computes the complex cohomology of ${ℂ}^n\setminus D$. We develop a general criterion for the GLCT for LFDs and prove that it is fulfilled whenever the...