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Poisson geometry is a field of mathematics that studies Poisson manifolds. A Poisson manifold is a differentiable manifold equipped with a Poisson bracket, which is a bilinear operation on the algebra of smooth functions on the manifold that satisfies certain properties. The Poisson bracket defines a Lie algebra structure on the space of smooth functions and also allows for the definition of Hamiltonian vector fields.

The concept of Poisson geometry arises naturally in Hamiltonian mechanics and symplectic geometry. Symplectic manifolds are a special case of Poisson manifolds where the Poisson bracket is non-degenerate. Poisson geometry generalizes this by allowing for degenerate Poisson structures, which appear in various contexts such as mechanical systems with constraints or in the study of Lie algebroids.

Key objects in Poisson geometry include Poisson algebras, which are commutative algebras equipped with a Poisson bracket, and Poisson submanifolds. Hamiltonian dynamics on a Poisson manifold is described by the flow generated by a Hamiltonian function via the Poisson bracket. This framework provides a unified way to study integrable systems and other important classes of dynamical systems.

Research in Poisson geometry explores topics such as deformation quantization, which quantizes Poisson manifolds, and the relationship between Poisson geometry and other areas of mathematics like differential geometry, algebraic geometry, and theoretical physics. The study of Poisson structures also sheds light on the underlying algebraic and geometric structures of many physical theories.