The Jacobi identity for the Lie–Poisson bracket on the regular dual of sdiff(T^3), with every cancellation displayed

Expository note (version 1.1). We give a self-contained derivation of the Jacobi identity for the Lie–Poisson bracket {F,G}(m) = ⟨m, [δF/δm, δG/δm]⟩ on the regular dual of the Lie algebra sdiff(T^3) of smooth divergence-free vector fields on the flat torus. We compute the functional derivative δ{G,H}/δm = [g,h] + Hess_G(m)(K_h m) − Hess_H(m)(K_g m) exactly, expand the cyclic sum completely, display all six second-derivative terms and show that they cancel in three pairs by the symmetry of second derivatives, leaving ⟨m, vector-field Jacobiator⟩ = 0. The vector-field Jacobi identity is proved by writing out all twelve terms. We also derive the vorticity form, explain the role of the constant (harmonic) fields, and correct an integration-by-parts step of an earlier informal draft by an explicit counterexample. Classical, not new. This is a classical theorem (Arnold 1966; Marsden–Weinstein 1983). The note claims no new result and makes no claim about the Euler or Navier–Stokes equations, about any symmetric (metriplectic, "tether") term, or about finite-Fourier models. What Lean checks. Only the final algebraic cancellation (Steps 4–5): LiePoissonCore.six_terms_cancel and LiePoissonCore.lie_poisson_jacobi_core in FTVerified/Companion/LiePoissonJacobiCore.lean, for an arbitrary Lie algebra over a commutative ring, a linear m and symmetric Q_F, Q_G, Q_H (axioms: propext, Quot.sound). Pen and paper only (written out in the note): the symmetry of second derivatives, the product lemma, the formula for δ{G,H}/δm, the torus, the Leray projection and the admissible function class. The attached sympy and exact-quadrature checks were re-run on 11 November 2026 at the pinned commit and reproduce the committed outputs exactly (ALL PASS); they are evidence, not proofs. Hypothesis-to-assumption table (README.md): m linear = the pairing with the state; Q symmetric = the symmetry-of-second-derivatives lemma; [LieRing L] [LieAlgebra R L] = the vector-field Lie algebra, whose Jacobi identity the note proves separately. No mismatch was found. Reproducibility. Full Lean source: BenFrohman/frohmanian-tether-verified at a761aed99fba58ed4ac9bd5970577b2fc089824d (tip of main on 11 November 2026; a git archive zip of that commit is attached). The paper cites code commit cf04afd; the Lean sources, scripts, lakefile, manifest and toolchain are byte-identical between that commit and a761aed. Lean leanprover/lean4:v4.30.0-rc1, Mathlib 0c154d67103f74be3a0f2c509f72ccbf5be9f2a7. One-command rebuild from the repository root: lake exe cache get && lake build && python3 scripts/check_jacobi_axioms.py. GitHub Actions on main at a761aed passed (run 42932429909). On 11 November 2026 the pinned commit was rebuilt locally from scratch for the project modules (attached build.log); the attached axiom output (axiom-output.txt: PASS, 49 declarations) shows only propext, Classical.choice and Quot.sound (or a subset), and the attached scan found no sorry, admit, native_decide or axiom declarations. SHA256SUMS lists every attached file. Limits. A kernel check shows that the stated Lean propositions follow from the stated Lean definitions. It does not show that those definitions model any geometric or physical object.

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-11-11
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.24145326
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Advanced Topics in Algebra
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The Jacobi identity for the Lie–Poisson bracket on the regular dual of sdiff(T^3), with every cancellation displayed

Benjamin Frohman
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Advanced Topics in Algebra
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The Jacobi identity for the Lie–Poisson bracket on the regular dual of sdiff(T^3), with every cancellation displayed

Benjamin Frohman
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Abstract

Expository note (version 1.1). We give a self-contained derivation of the Jacobi identity for the Lie–Poisson bracket {F,G}(m) = ⟨m, [δF/δm, δG/δm]⟩ on the regular dual of the Lie algebra sdiff(T^3) of smooth divergence-free vector fields on the flat torus. We compute the functional derivative δ{G,H}/δm = [g,h] + Hess_G(m)(K_h m) − Hess_H(m)(K_g m) exactly, expand the cyclic sum completely, display all six second-derivative terms and show that they cancel in three pairs by the symmetry of second derivatives, leaving ⟨m, vector-field Jacobiator⟩ = 0. The vector-field Jacobi identity is proved by writing out all twelve terms. We also derive the vorticity form, explain the role of the constant (harmonic) fields, and correct an integration-by-parts step of an earlier informal draft by an explicit counterexample. Classical, not new. This is a classical theorem (Arnold 1966; Marsden–Weinstein 1983). The note claims no new result and makes no claim about the Euler or Navier–Stokes equations, about any symmetric (metriplectic, "tether") term, or about finite-Fourier models. What Lean checks. Only the final algebraic cancellation (Steps 4–5): LiePoissonCore.six_terms_cancel and LiePoissonCore.lie_poisson_jacobi_core in FTVerified/Companion/LiePoissonJacobiCore.lean, for an arbitrary Lie algebra over a commutative ring, a linear m and symmetric Q_F, Q_G, Q_H (axioms: propext, Quot.sound). Pen and paper only (written out in the note): the symmetry of second derivatives, the product lemma, the formula for δ{G,H}/δm, the torus, the Leray projection and the admissible function class. The attached sympy and exact-quadrature checks were re-run on 11 November 2026 at the pinned commit and reproduce the committed outputs exactly (ALL PASS); they are evidence, not proofs. Hypothesis-to-assumption table (README.md): m linear = the pairing with the state; Q symmetric = the symmetry-of-second-derivatives lemma; [LieRing L] [LieAlgebra R L] = the vector-field Lie algebra, whose Jacobi identity the note proves separately. No mismatch was found. Reproducibility. Full Lean source: BenFrohman/frohmanian-tether-verified at a761aed99fba58ed4ac9bd5970577b2fc089824d (tip of main on 11 November 2026; a git archive zip of that commit is attached). The paper cites code commit cf04afd; the Lean sources, scripts, lakefile, manifest and toolchain are byte-identical between that commit and a761aed. Lean leanprover/lean4:v4.30.0-rc1, Mathlib 0c154d67103f74be3a0f2c509f72ccbf5be9f2a7. One-command rebuild from the repository root: lake exe cache get && lake build && python3 scripts/check_jacobi_axioms.py. GitHub Actions on main at a761aed passed (run 42932429909). On 11 November 2026 the pinned commit was rebuilt locally from scratch for the project modules (attached build.log); the attached axiom output (axiom-output.txt: PASS, 49 declarations) shows only propext, Classical.choice and Quot.sound (or a subset), and the attached scan found no sorry, admit, native_decide or axiom declarations. SHA256SUMS lists every attached file. Limits. A kernel check shows that the stated Lean propositions follow from the stated Lean definitions. It does not show that those definitions model any geometric or physical object.

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Advanced Topics in Algebra
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