Lie theory of multiplicative tensors

Abstract

We study tensors on Lie groupoids suitably compatible with the groupoid structure, called {\em multiplicative}. Our main result gives a complete description of these objects only in terms of infinitesimal data. Special cases include the infinitesimal counterparts of multiplicative forms, multivector fields and holomorphic structures, obtained through a unifying and conceptual method. We also give a full treatment of multiplicative vector-valued forms, particularly Nijenhuis operators and related structures.