Setup: Let $G$ be a Lie group acting smoothly on a manifold $M$ by a map $$ A\colon G\times M \to M.$$
The derivative of the mutliplication $\mu\colon G\times G \to G$ defines a group structure on $TG$. Then the derivative of $A$ defines a $TG$-action on $TM$ $$ DA \colon TG \times TM \to TM. $$
Questions:
- How would you call this construction?
- Do you know a book that discusses properties of this?
- Is $DA$ a proper action if $A$ is?
Thoughts:
- The group $TG$ is isomorphic to the semi-direct product of $G$ and $\mathfrak g$ wrt the Adjoint action
- (Proper action on $M$ induces proper action on $TM$?)