Mathematics – Dynamical Systems
Scientific paper
2008-11-10
Mathematics
Dynamical Systems
Scientific paper
Let $G$ be a finite group acting on vector spaces $V$ and $W$ and consider a smooth $G$-equivariant mapping $f:V\to W$. This paper addresses the question of the zero set near a zero $x$ of $f$ with isotropy subgroup $G$. It is known from results of Bierstone and Field on $G$-transversality theory that the zero set in a neighborhood of $x$ is a stratified set. The purpose of this paper is to partially determine the structure of the stratified set near $x$ using only information from the representations $V$ and $W$. We define an index $s(\Sigma)$ for isotropy subgroups $\Sigma$ of $G$ which is the difference of the dimension of the fixed point subspace of $\Sigma$ in $V$ and $W$. Our main result states that if $V$ contains a subspace $G$-isomorphic to $W$, then for every maximal isotropy subgroup $\Sigma$ satisfying $s(\Sigma)>s(G)$, the zero set of $f$ near $x$ contains a smooth manifold of zeros with isotropy subgroup $\Sigma$ of dimension $s(\Sigma)$. We also present a systematic method to study the zero sets for group representations $V$ and $W$ which do not satisfy the conditions of our main theorem. The paper contains many examples and raises several questions concerning the computation of zero sets of equivariant maps. These results have application to the bifurcation theory of $G$-reversible equivariant vector fields.
Buono P-L.
Helmer Magdalena
Lamb Jeroen S. W.
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