scholarly journals COVARIANT HAMILTONIAN FIELD THEORY

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (03) ◽  
pp. 435-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
JÜRGEN STRUCKMEIER ◽  
ANDREAS REDELBACH
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Canonical Transformation ◽  
Generating Functions ◽  
Lagrangian Description ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Canonical Transformations ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Time Step ◽  
Transformation Rules

A consistent, local coordinate formulation of covariant Hamiltonian field theory is presented. Whereas the covariant canonical field equations are equivalent to the Euler–Lagrange field equations, the covariant canonical transformation theory offers more general means for defining mappings that preserve the form of the field equations than the usual Lagrangian description. It is proven that Poisson brackets, Lagrange brackets, and canonical 2-forms exist that are invariant under canonical transformations of the fields. The technique to derive transformation rules for the fields from generating functions is demonstrated by means of various examples. In particular, it is shown that the infinitesimal canonical transformation furnishes the most general form of Noether's theorem. Furthermore, we specify the generating function of an infinitesimal space-time step that conforms to the field equations.

Poisson Brackets & Angular Momentum

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Mann
Keyword(s):  
Generating Functions ◽  
First Integrals ◽  
Lagrangian Mechanics ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Coordinate Transformations ◽  
Canonical Transformations ◽  
Gauge Transformations ◽  
The Third ◽  
Point Transformations ◽  
Canonical Coordinate

This chapter discusses canonical transformations and gauge transformations and is divided into three sections. In the first section, canonical coordinate transformations are introduced to the reader through generating functions as the extension of point transformations used in Lagrangian mechanics, with the harmonic oscillator being used as an example of a canonical transformation. In the second section, gauge theory is discussed in the canonical framework and compared to the Lagrangian case. Action-angle variables, direct conditions, symplectomorphisms, holomorphic variables, integrable systems and first integrals are examined. The third section looks at infinitesimal canonical transformations resulting from functions on phase space. Ostrogradsky equations in the canonical setting are also detailed.

scholarly journals Theory of Generalized Canonical Transformations for Birkhoff Systems

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Canonical Transformation ◽  
Natural Generalization ◽  
Analytical Mechanics ◽  
Hamiltonian Mechanics ◽  
Canonical Transformations ◽  
Transformation Theory ◽  
Special Cases ◽  
Criterion Equation ◽  
Important Means ◽  
Transformation Formulas

Transformation is an important means to study problems in analytical mechanics. It is often difficult to solve dynamic equations, and the use of variable transformation can make the equations easier to solve. The theory of canonical transformations plays an important role in solving Hamilton’s canonical equations. Birkhoffian mechanics is a natural generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics. This paper attempts to extend the canonical transformation theory of Hamilton systems to Birkhoff systems and establish the generalized canonical transformation of Birkhoff systems. First, the definition and criterion of the generalized canonical transformation for the Birkhoff system are established. Secondly, based on the criterion equation and considering the generating functions of different forms, six generalized canonical transformation formulas are derived. As special cases, the canonical transformation formulas of classical Hamilton’s equations are given. At the end of the paper, two examples are given to illustrate the application of the results.

Anatomy of the canonical transformation

1993 ◽  
Vol 345 (1677) ◽  
pp. 577-598 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Canonical Transformation ◽  
Generating Functions ◽  
Hamiltonian Structure ◽  
Rigid Bodies ◽  
Symplectic Integrators ◽  
Classical Dynamics ◽  
Canonical Transformations ◽  
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics ◽  
Dynamics Of Particles

A concise account of the structure of the canonical transformation is given, in the lowest dimensional case. This case is chosen because it offers a special clarity in several respects. In particular, the diversity of possible generating functions is illustrated by m any examples which are not available elsewhere. Many of these are of physical interest, and some of them are multivalued. These examples are used to inform a comparative study of the several different definitions of a canonical transformation to be found in the literature. The paper is pertinent to all those branches of mechanics which can be given a hamiltonian representation. These include not only the classical dynamics of particles and rigid bodies, but also some more recent studies in continuum mechanics, including geophysical fluid dynamics. An area of particular modern interest is that of symplectic integrators. These are numerical integrating algorithms which generate a solution to Hamilton’s equations via a sequence of canonical transformations, which preserve the hamiltonian structure in the numerical solution.

scholarly journals CANONICAL TRANSFORMATIONS IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PHASE-SPACE

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (25n26) ◽  
pp. 4769-4788 ◽  
Author(s):  
TEKİN DERELİ ◽  
ADNAN TEĞMEN ◽  
TUĞRUL HAKİOĞLU
Keyword(s):  
Phase Space ◽  
Canonical Transformation ◽  
Generating Functions ◽  
General Framework ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Canonical Transformations ◽  
Dimensional Phase Space ◽  
Nambu Bracket ◽  
Definition Of

Canonical transformation in a three-dimensional phase-space endowed with Nambu bracket is discussed in a general framework. Definition of the canonical transformations is constructed based on canonoid transformations. It is shown that generating functions, transformed Hamilton functions and the transformation itself for given generating functions can be determined by solving Pfaffian differential equations corresponding to that quantities. Types of the generating functions are introduced and all of them are listed. Infinitesimal canonical transformations are also discussed. Finally, we show that the decomposition of canonical transformations is also possible in three-dimensional phase space as in the usual two-dimensional one.

Unified Field Theory

1950 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 427-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
Max Wyman
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Variational Principle ◽  
Electromagnetic Fields ◽  
Linear Connection ◽  
Hamiltonian Function ◽  
Unified Theory ◽  
Unified Field Theory ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Unified Field

Introduction. In a recent unified theory originated by Einstein and Straus [l], the gravitational and electromagnetic fields are represented by a single nonsymmetric tensor gy which is a function of four coordinates xr(r = 1, 2, 3, 4). In addition a non-symmetric linear connection Γjki is assumed for the space and a Hamiltonian function is defined in terms of gij and Γjki. By means of a variational principle in which the gij and Γjki are allowed to vary independently the field equations are obtained and can be written(0.1)(0.2)(0.3)(0.4)

scholarly journals Lifts of Symmetric Tensors: Fluids, Plasma, and Grad Hierarchy

Entropy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (9) ◽  
pp. 907 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oğul Esen ◽  
Miroslav Grmela ◽  
Hasan Gümral ◽  
Michal Pavelka
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Theory ◽  
Lie Algebra ◽  
Particle Motion ◽  
Evolution Equations ◽  
Poisson Brackets ◽  
Hamiltonian Approach ◽  
Symmetric Tensors ◽  
Field Equations ◽  
Algebra Homomorphisms

Geometrical and algebraic aspects of the Hamiltonian realizations of the Euler’s fluid and the Vlasov’s plasma are investigated. A purely geometric pathway (involving complete lifts and vertical representatives) is proposed, which establishes a link from particle motion to evolution of the field variables. This pathway is free from Poisson brackets and Hamiltonian functionals. Momentum realizations (sections on T * T * Q ) of (both compressible and incompressible) Euler’s fluid and Vlasov’s plasma are derived. Poisson mappings relating the momentum realizations with the usual field equations are constructed as duals of injective Lie algebra homomorphisms. The geometric pathway is then used to construct the evolution equations for 10-moments kinetic theory. This way the entire Grad hierarchy (including entropic fields) can be constructed in a purely geometric way. This geometric way is an alternative to the usual Hamiltonian approach to mechanics based on Poisson brackets.

q-Canonical transformations for many q-bosons and new q–k symmetry

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 321-325
Author(s):  
Joseph L. Birman
Keyword(s):  
Plane Wave ◽  
Wave Vector ◽  
Canonical Transformation ◽  
Bose System ◽  
Canonical Transformations ◽  
Negative Wave ◽  
The Many ◽  
Wave Modes

A new symmetry is identified for the many particle q-Bose system, which permits carrying out a linear q-canonical transformation, i.e., one which preserves the q-deformed commutation rules. The symmetry is exhibited when the set of q-modes is partitioned into "positive" and "negative," each subset having its own type of deformation. For plane-wave modes, labelled by wave vector k, this means separate positive and negative wave vectors. Then, identifying the new symmetry: (q → q−1, k → −k) the transformation can be implemented. The new aspect is the simultaneous transformation of wave vector k and parameter q.

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