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In the context of symplectic geometry and Hamiltonian mechanics, a momentum map is a mathematical tool used to describe the relationship between symmetries of a dynamical system and conserved quantities. Specifically, it formalizes the idea of conserved momenta associated with symmetries of a system that is subject to the action of a Lie group.

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