2006/08/03 by Theodore Th. Voronov, Voronov, Theodore Th.
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Differential Geometry (math.DG) #FOS: Mathematics #FOS: Physical sciences #Mathematical Physics (math-ph) #Symplectic Geometry (math.SG) #math-ph #math.DG #math.MP #math.SG
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.math/0608111
LaTeX, 30 pages. Second version: some editing aimed at clarifying the exposition
arxiv created 2006/12/22 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
We give a simple characterization of Mackenzie's double Lie algebroids in terms of homological vector fields. Application to the `Drinfeld double' of Lie bialgebroids is given and an extension to the multiple case is suggested.