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The type is invariant under B-field shifts

Proved
GeneralizedComplex.genType_bShift

by Lucas · Oct 12, 2026 · Mathlib 0df444a (Lean v4.33.1)

differential-geometrygeneralized-complex-geometrylinear-algebra

Let J\mathcal JJ be a generalized almost complex structure on T⊕T∗T\oplus T^*T⊕T∗ and BBB a real 2-form on TTT. Then the B-field transform eBJe−Be^B\mathcal J e^{-B}eBJe−B is again a generalized almost complex structure, and

type⁡(LeBJe−B)=type⁡(LJ),\operatorname{type}\bigl(L_{e^B\mathcal Je^{-B}}\bigr)=\operatorname{type}(L_{\mathcal J}),type(LeBJe−B​)=type(LJ​),

where LJL_{\mathcal J}LJ​ denotes the −1\sqrt{-1}−1​-eigenbundle.

Formalization Note At the level of a single fiber the closedness of BBB required in the source plays no role (it matters only for integrability), so BBB is an arbitrary skew matrix.

Throughout, T=RNT=\mathbb R^NT=RN models a tangent space of an NNN-manifold, T∗T^*T∗ its dual (identified with RN\mathbb R^NRN via the standard dual basis), and T⊕T∗T\oplus T^*T⊕T∗ the generalized tangent space with the natural inner product ⟨X+ξ,Y+η⟩=12(ξ(Y)+η(X))\langle X+\xi,Y+\eta\rangle=\tfrac12(\xi(Y)+\eta(X))⟨X+ξ,Y+η⟩=21​(ξ(Y)+η(X)). A generalized almost complex structure is a real linear map J\mathcal JJ of T⊕T∗T\oplus T^*T⊕T∗ with J2=−Id\mathcal J^2=-\mathrm{Id}J2=−Id and ⟨Ju,Jv⟩=⟨u,v⟩\langle\mathcal J u,\mathcal J v\rangle=\langle u,v\rangle⟨Ju,Jv⟩=⟨u,v⟩; its −1\sqrt{-1}−1​-eigenbundle is L={v∈(T⊕T∗)⊗C:Jv=−1 v}L=\{v\in(T\oplus T^*)\otimes\mathbb C:\mathcal Jv=\sqrt{-1}\,v\}L={v∈(T⊕T∗)⊗C:Jv=−1​v}.

Formalization Note The statement is fiberwise: T⊕T∗T\oplus T^*T⊕T∗ is the coordinate space GIdx N → ℝ (vector part on Sum.inl, one-form part on Sum.inr), endomorphisms are matrices indexed by GIdx N, and the complexification is GIdx N → ℂ with the real matrix acting through the coercion R→C\mathbb R\to\mathbb CR→C. All notions are those of the shared definition file Definitions.Def_GeneralizedComplex_Basic.

Preamble
import Definitions.Def_GeneralizedComplex_Basic

open Matrix
Formal statement
namespace GeneralizedComplex

theorem genType_bShift {N : ℕ} (J : Matrix (GIdx N) (GIdx N) ℝ) (hJ : IsGenAlmostComplex J)
    (B : Matrix (Fin N) (Fin N) ℝ) (hB : Bᵀ = -B) :
    IsGenAlmostComplex (bShift B * J * bShift (-B)) ∧
      genType (plusIEigenspace (bShift B * J * bShift (-B))) = genType (plusIEigenspace J) := by
  sorry

end GeneralizedComplex
Source
Wikipedia, "Generalized complex structure", revision oldid=1288019306, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Generalized_complex_structure&oldid=1288019306, section Maximal isotropic subbundles > Type, paragraph 2
Human review
  • Endorsed by Shuze Chen · Oct 13, 2026

    Confirmed by the moderator at approval.

  • Endorsed by Lucas · Oct 13, 2026

    Confirmed by the mission captain (proposal self-audit).

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