The Hamilton-Jacobi characteristic equations for topological invariants: Pontryagin and Euler classes

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2020.168265zbMATH Open1451.70058arXiv1911.08422OpenAlexW2989696860MaRDI QIDQ2216632FDOQ2216632

Alberto Escalante, Aldair Pantoja

Publication date: 16 December 2020

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: By using the Hamilton-Jacobi [HJ] framework the topological theories associated with Euler and Pontryagin classes are analyzed. We report the construction of a fundamental $HJ$ differential where the characteristic equations and the symmetries of the theory are identified. Moreover, we work in both theories with the same phase space variables and we show that in spite of Pontryagin and Euler classes share the same equations of motion their symmetries are different. In addition, we report all HJ Hamiltonians and we compare our results with other formulations reported in the literature.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.08422

zbMATH Keywords

topological theoriesHamilton Jacobi scheme

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Differential geometric methods (tensors, connections, symplectic, Poisson, contact, Riemannian, nonholonomic, etc.) for problems in mechanics (70G45) Lagrangian formalism and Hamiltonian formalism in mechanics of particles and systems (70S05) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in mechanics of particles and systems (70S15)

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