Conserved Quantities Associated with Symmetry Transformations of Relativistic Free‐Particle Equations of Motion

1965 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 879-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. M. Fradkin
1964 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 431 ◽  
Author(s):  
LJ Tassie ◽  
HA Buchdahl

The invariance of a system under a given transformation of coordinates is usually taken to mean that its Lagrangian is invariant under that transformation. Consequently, whether or not the system is invariant will depend on the gauge used in describing the system. By defining invariance of a system to mean the invariance of its equations of motion, a gauge-independent theory of symmetry properties is obtained for classical mechanics in both the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian forms. The conserved quantities associated with continuous symmetry transformations are obtained. The system of a single particle moving in a given electromagnetic field is considered in detail for various symmetries of the electromagnetic field, and the appropriate conserved quantities are found.


2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (9) ◽  
pp. 2457-2472
Author(s):  
Jong-Hoon Ahn ◽  
In Young Kim

Many areas of science and engineering rely on functional data and their numerical analysis. The need to analyze time-varying functional data raises the general problem of interpolation, that is, how to learn a smooth time evolution from a finite number of observations. Here, we introduce optimal functional interpolation (OFI), a numerical algorithm that interpolates functional data over time. Unlike the usual interpolation or learning algorithms, the OFI algorithm obeys the continuity equation, which describes the transport of some types of conserved quantities, and its implementation shows smooth, continuous flows of quantities. Without the need to take into account equations of motion such as the Navier-Stokes equation or the diffusion equation, OFI is capable of learning the dynamics of objects such as those represented by mass, image intensity, particle concentration, heat, spectral density, and probability density.


2010 ◽  
Vol 25 (28) ◽  
pp. 2457-2467
Author(s):  
SAURABH GUPTA ◽  
R. P. MALIK

We show that the previously known off-shell nilpotent [Formula: see text] and absolutely anticommuting (sb sab + sab sb = 0) Becchi–Rouet–Stora–Tyutin (BRST) transformations (sb) and anti-BRST transformations (sab) are the symmetry transformations of the appropriate Lagrangian densities of a four (3+1)-dimensional (4D) free Abelian 2-form gauge theory which do not explicitly incorporate a very specific constrained field condition through a Lagrange multiplier 4D vector field. The above condition, which is the analogue of the Curci–Ferrari restriction of the non-Abelian 1-form gauge theory, emerges from the Euler–Lagrange equations of motion of our present theory and ensures the absolute anticommutativity of the transformations s(a)b. Thus, the coupled Lagrangian densities, proposed in our present investigation, are aesthetically more appealing and more economical.


1995 ◽  
Vol 10 (04) ◽  
pp. 579-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. MUKHANOV ◽  
A. WIPF

In this paper we show how the well-known local symmetries of Lagrangian systems, and in particular the diffeomorphism invariance, emerge in the Hamiltonian formulation. We show that only the constraints which are linear in the momenta generate transformations which correspond to symmetries of the corresponding Lagrangian system. The non-linear constraints (which we have, for instance, in gravity, supergravity and string theory) generate the dynamics of the corresponding Lagrangian system. Only in a very special combination with "trivial" transformations proportional to the equations of motion do they lead to symmetry transformations. We show the importance of these special "trivial" transformations for the interconnection theorems which relate the symmetries of a system with its dynamics. We prove these theorems for general Hamiltonian systems. We apply the developed formalism to concrete physically relevant systems, in particular those which are diffeomorphism-invariant. The connection between the parameters of the symmetry transformations in the Hamiltonian and Lagrangian formalisms is found. The possible applications of our results are discussed.


1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (32) ◽  
pp. 2445-2453 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert De Mello Koch ◽  
João P. Rodrigues

In this letter, classical chiral QCD 2 is studied in the lightcone gauge A-=0. The once integrated equation of motion for the current is shown to be of the Lax form, which demonstrates an infinite number of conserved quantities. Specializing to gauge group SU(2), we show that solutions to the classical equations of motion can be identified with a very large class of curves. We demonstrate this correspondence explicitly for two solutions. The classical fermionic fields associated with these currents are then obtained. Finally, we conclude by showing how 't Hooft's large-N solution is obtained from one of our solutions.


1936 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. G. Walker

In a recent paper, J. L. Synge gives an interesting derivation of the conservation equations Tij,j = 0 satisfied by the energy tensor Tij of a continuous medium. Previous to the appearance of this paper, these equations were generally obtained by assuming the classical equations of motion and continuity, after which it was necessary to appeal to the Principle of Equivalence. It then follows that the path of a free particle is a geodesic. Synge however starts with the hypothesis that the path of a particle between collisions is a geodesic and that the proper mass is constant. The conservation equations are then deduced exactly from the law of conservation of momentum for collisions.


Open Physics ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hassen Ould Lahoucine ◽  
Lyazid Chetouani

AbstractThe Green function for a Dirac particle subject to a plane wave field is constructed according to the path integral approach and the Barut’s electron model. Then it is exactly determined after having fixed a matrix U chosen so that the equations of motion are those of a free particle, and by using the properties of the plane wave and also with some shifts.


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