Multi-derivations of Poisson algebras
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to study multi-derivations of Poisson algebras. First, we show that the space of multi-derivations of a Lie algebra đ€ with the NijenhuisâRichardson bracket is a differential graded Lie algebra. Then we introduce the notion of a multi-derivation of a Poisson algebra, and show that the space of multi-derivations of a Poisson algebra with the NijenhuisâRichardson bracket is also a graded Lie algebra. Finally, we study multi-derivations of three concrete Poisson algebras coming from linear Poisson manifolds, symplectic manifolds and Poisson manifolds with vanishing first cohomology groups. We establish the relationship between multi-derivations of a Lie algebra đ€ and multi-derivations of the linear Poisson manifold đ€â, and show that a two-derivation of a connected symplectic manifold (M,Ï) is λÏ, where Ï is the Poisson bivector field induced by the symplectic structure Ï and λ is a real number. We also prove that a two-derivation of a connected Poisson manifold (M,Ï) with trivial Poisson cohomology group H1(M,Ï) is fÏ, where f is a Casimir function.
Communicated by Kailash C. Misra