On classification of discrete, scalar-valued Poisson brackets

We address the problem of classifying discrete differential-geometric Poisson brackets (dDGPBs) of any fixed order on a target space of dimension 1. We prove that these Poisson brackets (PBs) are in one-to-one correspondence with the intersection points of certain projective hypersurfaces. In addition, they can be reduced to a cubic PB of the standard Volterra lattice by discrete Miura-type transformations. Finally, by improving a lattice consolidation procedure, we obtain new families of non-degenerate, vector-valued and first-order dDGPBs that can be considered in the framework of admissible Lie-Poisson group theory. (c) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.