Comments on the History, Theory, and Applications of Symplectic Reduction

Marsden, J. E. and A. Weinstein

Quantization of Singular Symplectic Quotients, Birkhäuser (Landsman, N., M. Pflaum and M. Schlichenmaier, eds.) Boston, pp 1-20

Abstract:

"In this Preface, we make some brief remarks about the history, theory and applications of symplectic reduction. We concentrate on developments surrounding our paper Marsden and Weinstein [1974] and the closely related work of Meyer [1973]... We thank Klaas Landsman for the invitation to write these introductory remarks for this exciting book. We hope that they will be especially useful for younger workers in the area."