nLab coadjoint action

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Definition

For GG a Lie group with Lie algebra 𝔤\mathfrak{g}, the coadjoint action or coadjoint representation of GG is the action/representation on the dual vector space 𝔤 *\mathfrak{g}^* which is dual to the adjoint action of GG on 𝔤\mathfrak{g}.

An orbit of the coadjoint action is accordingly called a coadjoint orbit.

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